S. B. SINHA, C. J.

( 1 ) THESE writ petitions are directed against a judgment dated 23-4-1999 passed by the a. P. Administrative Tribunal in O. A. No. 3629 of 1998 whereby and whereunder the application filed by the petitioners herein was dismissed.

( 2 ) THE fact of the matter lies in a very narrow compass. Pursuant to a recruitment notification issued by the Director of School education dated 15-3-1998 for appointment of teacher, the petitioners applied. The qualification required for the said post was as follows: secondary Grade Teachers: Must possess the qualifications of at least intermediate Examination conducted by the Board of Intermediate education, A. P. , or its equivalent. Must possess Teachers Training certificate issued by the commissioner for Government examinations, Andhra Pradesh or its equivalent. Candidates with higher qualifications may also be appointed i. e. , B. A. , B. Ed/ b. Sc. , B. Ed. ,/b. Com. , B. Ed. , are also eligible.

( 3 ) THE petitioners allegedly completed b. Ed. , course and appeared for B. Ed. , examination in March, 1998. But their results were not published. They passed the written test which was held on 19-4-1998. The interview took place i

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