The second round of litigation was forced against the poor writ petitioners, by the respondents, for filing these 4 writ petitions individually, by B.Sekar, M.Murugan, P.Bernardshaw and P.Rajakumar, seeking to challenge the impugned order passed by the 4th respondent, the Superintending Engineer, Purchase and Administration, Tamil Nadu Generation and Corporation Limited, Tuticorin Thermal Power Station, Tuticorin in Memo No. 2442/41/ADM-II/A1/2010 dated 24.02.2010 in so far as the order deems the petitioners as fresh appointment against the order of the competent authority under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (Conferment Status to Workmen) Act 1981 dated 02.01.2001 and the consequential order of the 4th respondent in proceedings No. Ku.No.1193/53/ Ne.Pe.3/U4/Ko. dated 26.03.2011, to quash the same as illegal and arbitrary and consequentially directing the 1st respondent, the Chief Engineer (Personnel), Tamil Nadu Generation and Corporation Limited to confer permanent status to the petitioners from the date of their joining in the service of the 4th respondent, entitling the service benefits of promotion, back wages, continuity of service, family pension benefit