JUDGMENT :

Heard learned counsel for the parties through V.C.

2. Both these writ applications are interconnected as such, the same are heard together and disposed of by this common judgment.

3. In both these applications the petitioners have challenged the order of termination dated 24.12.1993, passed by the then In-charge-Medical Officer Referral Hospital, Garu, Palamau whereby the service of writ petitioners have been terminated without giving notice to show-cause and also for a direction to reinstate the petitioners to their original post with full back wages and consequential benefits.

4. The case of the petitioners is that on 16.09.1989 the respondents came out with an advertisement for filing up different posts which had fallen vacant. The said advertisement was published in the daily Newspaper and pursuant to that the petitioners applied for the post of Accounts Clerk-cum-Storekeeper and Computer Clerk and accordingly, they were appointed on 22.12.1989 and made their joining before the respondent. The further case of the petitioners is that all of a sudden, salary of the petitioners and others were stopped without any rhyme and reason and as such, similarly situated persons w