AIR 1987 SC 1554, learned counsel submitted that the notings of the Government do not amount to a formal order in terms of Article 166 of the Constitution of India and thus, on the strength of such notings, the petitioners cannot claim any right whatsoever. 5. We have considered the rival submissions and perused the material on record. 6. Indisputably, vide notifications dated 15.6.2007 and 19.6.2007, the petitioners and their likes holding the posts of Sanitary Inspector, Lab Technician, Male Nurse II, LDC, Ophthalmic Assistant were authorised to exercise the powers of the post of Food Inspector, keeping in view their eligibility as per Rule 8 of the Rules of 1955. It is also not in dispute that while posting the petitioners on the post of Food Inspector, it was clarified in unequivocal terms that their authorisation to exercise the powers of the post of Food Inspector shall continue only till the availability of Food Inspectors duly selected by RPSC or Screening Committee. That apart, the authorisation made as aforesaid, was liable to be withdrawn by the State Government at any time. Further, while posting the petitioners as aforesaid to discharge the duties of the post of Food Inspector they were not accorded regular pay scale admissible to the post of Food Inspector rather, they were continued in the pay scale admissible to their original posts. In this view of the matter, from the notifications issued as aforesaid, in no manner it could be inferred that the petitioners were appointed on the post of Food Inspector on substantive basis or were intended to be treated as regularly appointed/absorbed on the post of Food Inspector under the Act of 1954 and the rules made thereunder and thus, the contention of the petitioners that as they were substantively appointed on the post of Food
