JUDGMENT :

ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The 35 petitioners have filed the present writ petition challenging the decision as contained in Letter No. 1677 dated 17.12.2019, Annexure-7 to the writ petition, issued under the signature of the Deputy Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, whereby direction was issued for preparation of separate merit list of D.El.Ed. and B.Ed. candidates for appointment of primary teachers (Class-I to V), (Gram Panchayat and Nagar Panchayat) as well as for preferential treatment to D.El.Ed. candidates in the matter of appointment.

3. The writ petition was heard on different dates. On 03.07.2020, the Court noted the submissions of the petitioners and passed the following orders:

“Heard Mr. Y.V. Giri, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, Mrs. Shilpa Singh assisted by Ms. Abhanjali, for the State, Mr. Mrigank Mauli, learned counsel appearing for the intervenor-applicant and Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh, appearing for the NCTE. The petitioners are aggrieved by order dated 17.12.2019 as