JUDGMENT :

D. KRISHNAKUMAR, J.

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the claim of the petitioners for regularization of their service from the respective dates of their initial appointment, with consequential benefits of placement in the Time Scale of Pay and other attendant benefits and pass orders in the light of their representation dated 12.07.2021.

1. The prayer in the Writ Petition is for a Mandamus, directing the first respondent to consider the claim of the petitioners for regularization of their service from the respective dates of their initial appointment, with consequential benefits of placement in the Time Scale of Pay and other attendant benefits and pass orders in the light of their representation dated 12.07.2021.

2. The petitioners joined service as NMR workers on daily wage basis in Tiruninravur Town Panchayat w.e.f. 10.03.1998, 01.08.2001, 01.08.2001 and 01.04.2013 respectively, for doing the work of Overhead Tank Operators and Head House Pumping Operators. It is the grievance of the petitioners that they have put in 20 years of service and now t