Ranjan Gogoi, J.

1. The writ Petitioners belonging to a group of 41 persons, who were appointed under Regulation 3(f) of the Assam Public Service Commission (Limitation of Functions) Regulations, 1951 as Lecturers in different subjects in Diphu and Haflong College. The aforesaid appointment made by order dated 23.3.2001 contained a stipulation that in the event they do not qualify in the APSC selection, they will not claim regularisation of their services. Soon after the Petitioners were appointed in the manner noticed above, an advertisement was published in the news-papers on 17.5.2001 inviting applications for filling up of 114 posts of Lecturers in different subjects in the Government Colleges of the State of Assam. The Petitioners participated in the selection process, pursuant to the advertisement issued and their names appeared in the select list, which was published on 17.5.2002. Thereafter WP(C) 3809, 3832, 3834, 3835, 3936, 4126 and 4194 of 2002 were filed by different persons belonging to the group of 41, 3(f) appointees, claiming regularisation of their services on the ground that being selected by the A.P.S.C., they had fulfilled the condition attached to their