These Special Appeals are being disposed of by a com mon judgment, as common questions of law arise in all these appeals. The learned Single Judge, in the writ petition giving rise to these special appeals, passed an order directing the appellants to regularise the service of the petitioner-respondents.

2. The petitioner-respondents were working in the Forest Department and their contention was that they had been working for more than three years and were entitled for reguiarisation. The learned Single Judge, taking the view that as the petitioners had been working for more than three years, they were entitled for reguiarisation, allowed the writ peti tions and directed the appellants to regularise the services of the petitioners on the post on which they had been work ing.

3. The main thrust of the submission Regulations and the Circulars but no mandami, can be issued by the Court directing the authorities to regularise the services of the respondents. It depends upon various facts. In case there is any Rule applicable for regularisation of their services the authorities can regularise only if the necessary conditions mentioned in such Rules are fulfilled. The aut