1. This is a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the report dated 27.3.2002 of respondent No.1 State Level Committee (hereinafter to be referred to as the Committee) and subsequent orders of the respondents No.3 and 4 based thereon and for a direction to respondent No.2 Maulana Azad College of Technology, Bhopal to reinstate the petitioners in service with all consequential benefits.

2. The petitioners were the employees of Maulana Azad College of Technology, Bhopal. Petitioner No.1 Sudhir Batham was appointed on 9.8.1988. Petitioner No.2 Ranjeet Singh was appointed on 3.3.1992 and petitioner No.3 Manmohan Rajak was appointed on 18.31992. They were confirmed on 23.2.1996. They belong to dhobi caste. They secured employment as Scheduled Caste candidates on the basis of the certificates issued in their favour by the competent authorities. They claim that they and their forefathers were residents of Bhopal. dhobis residing in Bhopal, Sehore and Raisen districts are included in the list of Scheduled Castes given in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 issued under Article 341 of the Constitution of India. The services of the