JUDGMENT :

Ujjal Bhuyan, J.

This order will dispose of WP(C) Nos.5689,4867,5691 and 5694/2017.

2. Heard Mr. B.C. Das, learned Senior counsel, assisted by Mr. M.J. Qadir, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C) Nos.5689,5691 and 5694/2017 and Mr. H.K. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner in WP(C) No.4867/2017. Also heard Mr. D. Saikia, learned Senior counsel, assisted by Mr. P. Nayak, learned counsel for Assam State Aids Control Society for respondent Nos.2 to 5 and Mr. S.S. Roy, learned Central Government Counsel, for respondent No.1.

3. Though subject-matter of all the writ petitions are more or less identical relating to termination of contractual engagement of the petitioners as well as related show-cause notice, since different factual features have been highlighted by learned counsel for the parties, it is necessary to briefly set out the individual facts of each case.

WP(C) 5689/2017

(i) Petitioner in this case Smt. Bonti Saikia was initially engaged on 28.07.2008 in the Assam State AIDS Control Society (Society) as Assistant Director (Document Publicity) after being successful in a selection process initiated through an advertisement. Initially she was appointed in the sai