They were employed on fixed salary as Assistant Project Officers, Supervisors, Office Assistants, Accounts Clerks, Drivers and on other class IV jobs.
The petitioners have claimed in this petition that the respondents be directed to absorb them on regular basis and they be treated equally in all respects with other regular employees under the companytrol of the Adult Education Council.
The petitioners were employed in the four Rural Functional Literacy Project centers which were running under the companytrol of the Adult Education Council.
Some writ petitions were filed for similar relief in the Karnataka High Court which have been transferred to this Court.
During the pendency of these writ petitions the Central Sector Scheme which resulted in the employment of the petitioners has been companypletely closed.
The State of Karnataka set up an Adult Education Council for the purposes of running the Central Sector Programme.
A Central Sector Scheme known as Rural Functional Literacy Programme was operating in the State of Karnataka.
