Appointments were made on 11.09.1997,22.11.1997 and 5.12.1997.A sample copy of the offer of appointment reads as under: "No.1/14/97 Com (Rev): On the recommendation of D.P.C.and under the directives issued by the Hon'ble Gauhati High Court,the following persons are hereby appointed as Mandols on temporary basis in the scale of pay of Rs.950-20-1150-EB-25-1400/-per month with usual allowances against thereto existing clear vacancies of Mandals under Revenue Department from the date of their joining on duties