( 1 ) THE petitioners, who are two in number, working as Record Assistants with S. S. B. Girls High School (hereinafter referred to as the School ) since 01-09-1984 have filed this writ petition questioning the orders passed by the 2nd respondent rejecting their cases for admission into grant-in-aid posts, which were sanctioned in G. O. Ms. No. 398, education (PS. 2) Department, dated 31-10-1994, as illegal and arbitrary.

( 2 ) THE facts are not in dispute. On are presentation made by the 4th respondent- correspondent of the School to the 3rd respondent, the then District Educational officer vide proceedings Rc. No. 1/spl/a3/ 87, dated 04-11-1987 sanctioned three unaided posts of Record Assistants from the years 1984 to 1985 along with other teaching and non-teaching posts. Thereafter, the correspondent of the School appointed the petitioners along with one mr. K. Subbarayudu on 01-09-1984 as record Assistants. Subsequently, the 3rd respondent approved the appointments of the petitioners vide his proceedings rc. No. l-Spl/a3/87, dated 06-11-1987.

( 3 ) WHILE the things stood thus, the Government issued G. O. Ms. No. 111, education (SSE) Department, dated 20-03-19