Sreedharan, J.

Petitioner in the majority of the original petitions are candidates included in the racked list prepared by the Public Service Commission for appointment to the post of Reserve Conductors under the Kerala Road Transport Corporation. Petitioners in some of the cases are working as conductors on provisional basis on daily rated wages and they seek regularisation in the service under the Corporation. Since the issues raised in these original petitions are common, we consider it advantageous to dispose of all these petitions by this common judgment. Learned counsel appearing on either side agreed to this course of action as well.

2. Certain facts are admitted. They are - Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is one constituted under the provisions of the Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950. As per S.34 of that Act, Government have got the power to give general instructions to the Corporation, including directions relating to recruitment, conditions of service etc.-of its employees. Such direction if given by the Government are binding on the Corporation. Kerala Legislature enacted the Kerala Public Service Commission (Additional Functions as Respects the Ke