Aggrieved by the non-regularization of the petitioners engagement, who have been employed on contract basis under the respondent corporation, they have come up before this Court.

2. The petitioners have been employed on contract basis under the respondent corporation from 01.01.2003. They allege that juniors, who are appointed on contract basis and who have put far less service than the petitioners, have been regularized and have been afforded regular pay scale. They further allege that even after many a representations before the 3rd respondent, they have not been regularized. As per notification published on 01.12.2012 in Lakshadweep Times, applications were called for the vacancy of "Deck Crew" on contract basis under the respondent corporation. Petitioners were taken into the post of Deck Crew (contract basis) and had been working under the 3rd respondent corporation from 01.01.2003 onwards with a consolidated salary of 3,000/- per month. After four years, all the works and staff relating to the Fishing Division at Kavaratti were shifted under the CTOD (Control Tower Operation Division), Kavaratti. The petitioners filed Ext.P6 representation for regularization of their