( 1 ) THESE Special Appeals have been filed against the order of the learned Single Judge dated 8. 12. 2004 staying the operation of the order dated 30th October, 2004 passed by the District judge, Baghpat, by which the services of the respondent-employees stood terminated.

( 2 ) THE facts and circumstances giving rise to these Appeals are that the said respondent-employees had been appointed as Stenographers vide order dated 29th May, 2003 along with four others, with a clear stipulation in their appointment letters that it was purely an ad hoc and temporary appointment, liable to be terminated at any time without notice. The said respondent-employees joined the services in pursuance of the said appointment letters. However, as the work of the employees was not found satisfactory, vide letter dated 17th March, 2003 (Annex. 2) the District Judge asked them to learn/improve and the Senior Administrative Officer was directed to test them periodically and submit the progress report. The employees however did not show any improvement whatsoever and did not learn the shorthand and typing even though extension of time was granted time and again. Several progress reports