IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 131 OF 2000 PETITION NO. 131 OF 2000 PETITION NO. 131 OF 2000 AND AND AND WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 143 OF 2000 PETITION NO. 143 OF 2000 PETITION NO. 143 OF 2000 WRIT PETITION NO. 131 OF 2000 WRIT PETITION NO. 131 OF 2000 WRIT PETITION NO. 131 OF 2000 1. Shri Chandrahas H. Talpankar, 2. Smt.Maria Henrietta D’Souza, 3. Smt. Prafulla V. Raikar, 4. Smt. Catarina Linda Fernandes, 5. Smt. Bertha Lobo, 6. Shri Prasad P.Kawalekar, 7. Smt. Mohita G.Marathe, 8. Shri Gopal N. Rane, 9. Kum. Robertina Lobo, 10. Shri Jose F.D’Oliveira, 11. Shri Jagdish S. Kalangutkar, All the Petitioners working as Senior Assistants, Secretariat, Government of Goa. ... Petitioners. versus State of Goa, through its Chief Secretary, having Office at Secretariat, Panaji, Goa. ... Respondent. Mr. M. S. Sonak and Mr. D. Pangam, Advocates for the Petitioners. Mr. A. N. S. Nadkarni, Advocate General with Mr.H. R. Bharne, Government Advocate for the Respondent. - 2 - WRIT PETITION NO. 143 OF 2000 WRIT PETITION NO. 143 OF 2000 WRIT PETITION NO. 143 OF 2000 1. Shri Ashok Amonkar, 2. Smt. Fatima Fernandes, 3. Smt. Soxern Amonkar, 4. Shri Joaquim Mascarenhas, 5. Shri Fondu P.Saulekar, 6. Shri Francisco Joao, 7. Smt. Maria Edviges Fernandes, 8. Shri Namdeu P.Gaunkar, 9. Shri Nelson Fernandes, 10. Smt. Aida Fernandes Joao, All the Petitioners working as Senior Assistants, Secretariat, Government of Goa. ... Petitioners. versus State of Goa, through its Chief Secretary, having Office at Secretariat, Panaji, Goa. ... Respondents. Mr. M. S. Sonak and Mr. D. Pangam, Advocates for the Petitioners. Mr. A. N. S. Nadkarni, Advocate General with Mr. P. A. Kamat, Additional Government Advocate for the Respondent. CORAM: F. I. REBELLO & P. V. HARDAS, JJ. DATED: 29TH JULY, 2003. - 3 - ORAL JUDGMENT ORAL JUDGMENT ORAL JUDGMENT(PER F.I.REBELLO,J.) These matters were not on Board. By consent of parties, both these Petitions are taken on Board and heard forthwith. In both these Petitions, the Petitioners are holding the posts of Senior Assistants in the Secretariat. By separate Orders passed in Writ Petition No.357 of 1999, we allowed the Petition in terms of prayer clause (b). For the same reasons as given while disposing of Writ Petition No. 357 of 1999 Petitions are made absolute in terms of prayer clause (b). F. I. REBELLO,J. P. V. HARDAS,J. RD.