JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. M.U. Mahmud, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. M. Dutta, learned Amicus Curiae, Mr. P. Nayak, learned Standing counsel, Finance Department, Mr. N. Upadhyay, learned Standing counsel, Irrigation Department and Mr. R. Dhar, learned Standing counsel, Public Works Department, for the respondents.

2. As the issues involved in this bunch of writ petitions are identical, the writ petitions are heard and disposed of by this common judgment and order.

3. The grievance raised by the petitioners in WP(C) 4431/2008 is for a direction to release the regular salary and arrear salary of the petitioners from the month of June, 2006.

4. The writ petitioners, six in numbers, are working as Grade-IV employees in Silchar Sub-Division, Cachar in the Irrigation Department since 22.07.2005 i.e. from the date of regularization of their services without any interruption. Prior to their regularization, they were working as muster roll workers from 1987 to 1992. The State cabinet vide communication dated 22.07.2005 has decided to regularize the services of the work-charged/muster roll workers of different Government Departments who were engaged prior to 01.04.1993 and are i