Judgment

Dr. B.R.Sarangi, J.

The petitioners in these two writ applications seek regularization of their services on completion of five years as per the mandate of this Court, Annexure-1 dated 12.11.1996 confirmed by the apex Court in Civil Appeal Nos.2795-2799/97 on 21.04.1997.They have sought direction to the opposite parties to regularize their services with effect from the date of completion of five years of service as per the principle laid down by this Court in O.J.C. No.9495 of 1995 and a batch of cases decided on 12.11.1996 vide Annexure-1, and extend all the benefits of a regular employee as are being provided to other employees of Water and Land Management Institute (hereinafter referred to (WALMI) and also to release the financial benefits in their favour as they are continuing in services without any break till date.

2. The pleaded facts in O.J.C. No.10093 of 2001 are that petitioner nos.1, 2, 3 and 4 were appointed as Junior Assistants-cum-Typists under opposite party no.1 in the year 1994 whereas petitioner no.5 joined as a Junior Assistant in the year 1992. Petitioner no.6 was appointed as the Junior Laboratory Assistant in the year 1994 and petitioner no.7 was appoin