Prabha Shanker Misra, J.

1. This application could have been disposed of by a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners in accordance with the Governments decision incorporated in letter No. 3464-3514, dated 25-5-1984 of the Director (Secondary Education)-cum-Special Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, but learned Counsel, appearing for the respondents, has resisted its disposal by any consent order and hence the judgment.

2. The petitioners, it is not in dispute, are Assistant teachers in High School, Choukhanda, Chhitauli, police station Sasaram, district Rohtas. They were appointed as assistant teachers on 1-1-1972 in the school which was established in November/December, 1971, and started functioning from 1-1-1972. Under the then existing law, the Board of Secondary Education had to examine the viability and compliance of the regulations by the management of the school and grant permission to establish and thereafter extend recognition to the school for Government aids. The school was, accordingly, given permission to establish in the year 1971 and was recognised by the Board vide its memo No. 29878-84, dated 7-12-1977. Th