JUDGMENT :

B.R. SARANGI, J.

1. Of the nineteen Writ Petitions, as mentioned above, W.P. (C) No. 18659 of 2016 has been filed by the applicants in O.A. No. 2176 (C) of 2014, whereas W.P. (C) No. 18660 of 2016 has been filed by the applicants in T.A. No. 7 (C) of 2016 and W.P. (C) No. 18661 of 2016 has been filed by the applicants in O.A. No. 2177 (C) of 2016. In these three Writ Petitions, the Petitioners have assailed the advertisement dated 26.02.2014 issued by Opposite Party No. 4 as well as the common order dated 03.10.2016 passed by the Orissa Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, Cuttack in the aforementioned Original Applications, which have been respectively marked as Annexure-12 and Annexure-15 to W.P. (C) No. 18659 of 2016. The Petitioners have also prayed for quashing of Clauses-2 and 3 of the Notification dated 04.01.2011 issued by the Government of Orissa, Industries Department under Annexure-10 to W.P. (C) No. 18659 of 2016, since the same is contrary to Article 320 of the Constitution of India and OPSC (Limitation of Functions) Regulations, 1989; and to direct the Opposite Parties to regularize their service against the posts in which they have been continuing and to