WP(C) 4680/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A C UPADHYAY Heard Mr. R C Das, learned counsel, appearing for the petitioners. Also heard Dr. B Ahmed, learned Standing Counsel, Irrigation Department, Assam. By means of this writ petition, filed on 07.09.2011, the petitioners hav e sought to regain their status and prayed for regularization of their services after a long period of time. In the year 01.05.1978 to 30.06.1987, the petitione rs were engaged as Master Roll employee. It is also the case of the petitioners that after their initial appointment as Master Roll employee in the year 1978 th ey continued up to 1987 in Master Roll employment, thereafter, they were removed from service. The orders of termination of service of the petitioners were not put to challenge. Now, the present writ petition has been filed after almost 25 years of the said order of termination of Master Roll employment to revive their status and to regain the benefit of the scheme of the Govt. According to the petitioners, they have made several representations to the authorities but the same having not attended to, they have now approached th is Court. The petitioners, who had been removed or replaced in the year 1987 or ev en prior to that period, cannot now seek a writ of mandamus for their reinstatem ent and regularization. Long 25 years have passed since termination of their Mas ter Roll employment. Now, only the instant writ petition has been filed seeking relief. Dr. B Ahmed by producing the copy of the scheme of the State Govt. dated 20th April, 2995, regarding regularization of post 01.04.1993 Master Roll worke rs, submitted that the scheme envisaged regularization of the existing Master Ro ll Workers and not those, who were retrenched or removed from employment long be fore the scheme was mooted by the Govt. Therefore, I am of the considered view that no relief may be made availa ble to the petitioners in the facts and circumstances of the case. This writ petition is devoid of merit. Consequently it is dismissed.