In addition to the above issues, the applicants have also sought that they may be considered as he source of appointment, as contemplated under Category-V under G.O.Ms.No.384, Panchayat Raj Department, dated 22-12-01. As can be seen from the said G.O., the source mentioned against Category-V consists of individuals, who were already in regular or temporary Government service and were placed in the surplus manpower, duly maintained by the Finance Department. Obviously, as he posts, against which they were recruited and working, became surplus, nothing in the said G.O. gives any indication that the individuals, appointed on contractual terms can claim to be one of the sources thereunder. Further, when it is the view of this Tribunal that the very contractual appointments, on compassionate grounds, are ab initio illegal, and therefore, void, the question of the applicants claiming any rights, by virtue of such illegal and void appointments, does not arise. Therefore, this contention of the applicants that they should be treated as one of the sources of the applicants that they should be treated as one of he sources as against Category-V, mentioned in G.O.Ms.No.384 cannot be accepted, and therefore, it is rejected.”
