(1.) These appeals are by special leave and are directed against the common judgment of the division bench in a group of writ applications filed before it challenging the termination of appointment as Legal Assistants in the State of Rajasthan.
(2.) Three questions mainly came before the High court for determination:-
(3.) In course of arguments before us one more aspect arose as to whether seven of the Legal Assistants recruited in the year 1982 could be allowed to form themselves into a group to be continued without being recommended by the public service commission, on the basis of periodic approval of the public service commission to their continuance.