Per K. A. Abdul Gafoor, J.

These Original Petitions relate to the appointment and seniority of Junior Health Inspectors Grade II. In O.P. No. 6544 of 1995 the petitioners challenge Ext. P9 order whereby large number of provisional appointees in the category had been ordered to be regularised. The other contentions raised in the Original Petition than against Ext. P9 are not pursued. Petitioners 1 and 2 were rank holders in the list prepared by the Public Service Commission for appointment to the said post in Malappuram and Palghat Districts respectively. Petitioner No. 3 is a person qualified for such appointment. He aspires to submit his application as and when Public Service Commission invites application for the post. Even before the notification issued by the Public Service Commission the Government felt dearth of qualified candidates for appointment to the post and therefore invited applications for selecting candidates for training at the Government expense following the rules of communal reservation. Accordingly several candidates were selected and sent for training and they were appointed temporarily against the said posts. Such temporary appointment is usually t