GUWAHATI, India, March 1 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Jan. 29:

1. We have heard Ms. Geeta Luthra, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. S. Das, Advocate for the petitioners; Mr. K.K. Parasar, Central Government Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2 and Mr. S. Dutta, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. S. Choudhury, Advocate for the respondent Nos.3 to 55/private respondents.

2. The petitioners/Employees State Insurance Corporation (hereinafter to be referred as the 'ESIC') is a Government of India undertaking, which has its Head Office at New Delhi and one of its Regional Offices at Guwahati.

3. The respondent Nos.3 to 55 herein were initially working in different capacities in a Hospital at Beltola, Guwahati, on regular basis ...