ORDER :

1. With the consent of learned counsel for both the sides, the present bunch of petitions, involving common questions of fact and law, are jointly taken up for final disposal. For the purpose of recording arguments and/or submissions, the lead file is taken as S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4586/1999 titled as Harishankar Sharma and Ors. vs. Union of India and Ors.

2. The instant petition is filed with the following prayers:-

“It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that your Lordships may graciously be pleased to accept and allow the present writ petition and to i)issue an appropriate writ, order or direction the petitioners be continued in the services of the respondents from the date of appointments irrespective of their being a deliberate break in service after every six months by the respondents in violation of Articles 14 & 16 of the Constitution of India;

ii) declare by appropriate writ or direction that the petitioners are in continuous service since their respective date of appointments since the petitioners have been shown as contractor labour under the Airport Authority.

iii)issue writ, order or direction in the nature of mendamous or any other appropriate writ, orde