JUDGMENT :

Gopinath P., J.

1. This appeal is filed challenging the judgment of a learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C).No.2660/2017. The appellants, who were the writ petitioners, claimed that they were entitled to regularization of their services under the 1st respondent, the Institute of Human Resources Development [hereinafter referred to as the ‘IHRD’]. Their claim having been rejected by the Learned Single Judge, they are in appeal before us.

2. The appellants had, together with certain others, earlier approached this Court through W.P.(C).No.2115/2010, which resulted in Ext.P5 judgment, whereby, a Division Bench of this Court had disposed of the matter observing that the IHRD had to take appropriate decision in the matter by “ ........ applying the same yardstick that had been adopted in the case of other similarly placed employees…...”. The learned counsel appearing for the appellants/writ petitioners would contend that Exts.P7 and P8 orders will show that the IHRD had regularized services of similarly placed persons, and that, the impugned Ext.P15 proceedings will show that in the case of the appellants/writ petitioners, a completely different yardstick had been adopte