C R TAMRALLI Vs. STATE OF MYSORE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners in all these cases except the petitioners in the last two cases viz., WP. Nos.1809 and 1811 of 1971 were all appointed as Tracers as local candidates on various dates. The petitioner in WP. No.1809 of 1971 was appointed as a local candidate as Blue Printer and the petitioner in WP. No. 1811 of 1971 was appointed as a local candidate as Computer, on different dates in the year 1960.

(2.) The petitoners in all these cases have prayed for the issue of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents 1 and 2 to appoint the petitioners as Draughtsmen in the subordinate service of the Mysore Public Works Department as from the dates the respondents other than respondents 1 and 2 in the respective writ petitions, were appointed as Draughtsmen as local candidates

(3.) Though the petitioners were all appointed as local candidates, the services of some of them have been regularised whereas others have been directly recruited on different dates Except the petitioners in WP. Nos. 1809 and 1811 of 1971, the petitioners in all other cases now hold the posts of Tracers not as local candidate but as persons whose services have either been regularised as Tracor who have been regularly appointed to the posts of Tracers. So far as the petitioner in WP No. 1809 of 1971 is concerned, he was appointed as a local candidate in the first instance and his services have been regularised as Blue Printer So far as the petitioner in WP. No 1811 of 1971 is concerned. he was originally appointed as a local candidate but later on, his services were regularised as Computer. So far as the peitioner in WP.No. 1533 of 1971 is concerned, there are a few more facts which require to be noted He was originally appointed as a local candidate as Assistant Draughtsman on the 25th of June 1962. When the authorities noticed that he did not possess the requisite qualification for appointment to the post of Assistant Draughtsman, he was posted as a Tracer on the 13th of June 1963 as a local candidate. He was, in due course, transferred to the Northern Division as a Tracer For sometime in the year 1968-69, he was posted as in-charge Draughtsman and reverted back to his local appointment as Tracer on the 26th of February 1969 His services as Tracer were regularised with effect from the 1st of September 1969.