S.K. Kulshrestha, J.

1. The above Writ Petitions challenge the common order dated 7-05-1997 passed by the Madhya Pradesh Administrative Tribunal in the Transferred Application No. 519/88 (Chhoteylal Sharma v. Director, Bharatiya Chikilsa Paddhati Avam Homeopathy, Bhopal and Ors.) and the connected petitions, by which the Tribunal has directed the review of the absorption of the applicants before the Tribunal in accordance with the directions/guidelines laid down by the Tribunal.

2. The facts aptly narrated by the Tribunal and not disputed before us read thus:--

(i) The applicants before the Tribunal were all Vaidyas who were in charge of the Ayurved dispensaries run by the Janpad Panchayat in the rural areas. All these applicants were appointed by the erstwhile Janpad Sabhas which were local bodies at the Tahsil level constituted under the provisions of C.P. & Berar local Government Act, 1948. These Janpad Sabhas were abolished sometimes in the year 1972 and in their place Janpad Panchayats were constituted at the Block Level. The Ayurved dispensaries along with the staff including the Vaidyas run by the Janpad Sabhas were transferred to the Janpad Panchayats. The staff so transf