ORDER

T.Madhavi Devi, J. - In this writ petition, the petitioners are seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the cancellation of the appointments of the petitioners as Office Attendants/Lab Attendants by the respondent No.4 vide individual proceedings dated 26.09.2023, as bad in law and consequently to set aside the same and to hold that the petitioners are entitled to be treated and continued as regular Office Attendants/Lab Attendants pursuant to the office orders issued on 20/21.06.2023 with all consequential benefits and to pass such other order or orders in the interest of justice.

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of the present writ petition are that the respondent organization was initially known as Regional Engineering College and subsequently, in the year 2002-03 it has been converted into National Institute of Technology, Warangal. The petitioners are all working in the respondent's institute as daily rated employees from the past 15 to 30 years in different skilled and highly skilled jobs. The petitioners, who were engaged by the Regional Engineering College have been continued in the institute even after conversion as NIT on contract basis and the writ petitioners were