ORDER :

1. The above writ petitions have been taken up together with the consent of the parties inasmuch as identical facts and issues are involved in both the writ petitions.

2. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and respondents along with intervenors- petitioners on 04.09.2020 and the matter was fixed under the heading “For Orders” for today.

3. For the sake of brevity the relevant facts are being taken from the 1st writ petition being CWJC No. 6139 of 2020.

4. CWJC No. 6139 of 2020 has been filed by the petitioners for quashing of the order/notice as contained in Memo No. 151 dated 16.05.2020 issued by Respondent No. 4 i.e. Controller of Examination, Bihar School Examination Board whereby the Secondary Teachers Eligibility Test 2019 (for short “STET 2019”) held on 28.01.2020 has been cancelled. The same order/notice has been challenged in the 2nd writ petition being CWJC No. 6768 of 2020 which is annexed as Annexure-5 of the said writ petition.

5. The brief facts giving rise to the present two writ petitions are that large number of Teachers were required to be appointed within the state of Bihar, as such, the State Government delegated the power of appointment of Prima