JUDGMENT:

1. Heard Ms. Manesh, learned Advocate for Petitioners and Mr. Patwardhan, learned Advocate for Respondent - Corporation.

2. This is a group of four Writ Petitions which are decided by this common judgment. By consent of parties, Writ Petitions are heard and disposed of finally. Facts are almost identical in all four cases concerning Petitioners - Employees and Respondent - Malegaon Municipal Corporation (for short 'the said Corporation').

3. Facts in Writ Petition No.7949 of 2025 and Writ Petition No.8004 of 2025 concerning Pradip Ramesh Shinde and Bhushan Suresh Thakre, who were both appointed as Driver on daily wages by appointment order dated 27.02.2017 are identical.

4. Facts in Writ Petition No.7951 of 2025 and Writ Petition No.7954 of 2025 concerning Sunil Ananda Bagul and Sheikh Javid Sheikh Rashid, who were both appointed as Firemen on daily wages by appointment order dated 07.04.2017 are identical.

5. Save and except the aforesaid distinction, all other facts are absolutely identical right upto filing of the present Writ Petitions by Petitioners. Hence for the sake of brevity detailed facts in the case of Writ Petition No.7949 of 2025 shall be referred to and re