P.S.MISHRA, J.

1. The petitioners herein have prayed for a direction to the respondents to consider their respective cases for appointment on the posts of Assistant Teachers in elementary schools on preference over other candidates on the ground that they are children of the employees of the respondent-State, who died in harness. They have disclosed their respective qualifications and alleged that they have to cater their family consisting of several members including minors and old ones which they are not able to provide with their gross income from all sources falling below Rs. 6,000/ - per annum. They have pointed out that their fathers, who were Assistant Teachers and Headmasters in the elementary schools, died, except petitioner No. 9 whose mother was in Government service as a lady teacher, who died in harness.

2. A Government resolution contained in memo No. 12754 dated 12/07/1977 was circulated to all concerned conveying that it had been decided to give preference for the appointments in Class III and Class IV posts in different services of the State Government on compassionate grounds to the dependents of the Government servants who died in harness. The resolution