( 1 ) PETITIONER Nos. 1 to 9 are seeking regularization of their services on the posts of Junior engineers (Civil) while petitioner No. 10 is seeking regularization of his services on the post of junior Engineer (Mechanical ). Besides this the petitioners are seeking the quashing of the selection proceedings undertaken by the U. P. Public Service Commission, Allahabad for these posts.

( 2 ) THE petitioners allege that they are working as Junior Engineers in the Irrigation Department of the State of U. P. on daily wages under the respondent at least for the last about ten years. The details as regards the dates since when they started working are given below : name Dates of Departments starting work bagla Canal Division, Allahabad kosi Nlrman Khand-2,ramnagar arvind Kumar Rai 18. 3. 1989 Flood Works Division.

1 Allahabad. Avdhesh Narain 1. 3. 1990 -do2. Mahanarain 1. 1. 19913 Kushwaha. Vijai Kumar Arora 1. 1. 1984 Irrigation Division. Rudrapur

4. Jagat Singh Vishi 16. 8. 19865. Anil Kumar Singh 1. 11. 1987 Musa Khand Bandh Prdakhand.

6 Varanasi. Hari Shanker Pandey 20. 9. 1989 do

7. Raghvendra Kaushik 1. 11. 1987 Upari Ganga Nahar, Aligarh

8. Prakash Pandey 1. 11. 198