Hon’ble Sabhajeet Yadav, J.—The facts of above noted writ petitions are interconnected and also somewhat identical to each other, therefore, these petitions have been heard and are being decided together by a common judgement.

2. By Writ Petition-A No. 27299 of 2001 Ashok Kumar Pandey and 13 other petitioners have challenged order dated 13.7.2001 passed by District Judge, Allahabad contained in Annexure-8 of the writ petition, whereby private respondent Nos. 2 to 19 have been declared senior to the petitioners on the post of clerks in District Judgeship Allahabad.

3. The brief facts leading to the case are that all the petitioners have been appointed as clerks in District Judgeship Allahabad on ad hoc basis from 1.10.1986 to 24.5.1989 on different dates. In pursuant thereof they have joined their posts and have been continuously working from the dates of their joining as indicated in paras 2 and 3 of the writ petition. It is stated that by circular letter issued by the High Court in Administrative side on 5.5.1985 a decision was taken to regularise the services of ad hoc employees and the District Judges were requested to dispose of pending matters of regularization of ad h