Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J.—Heard the parties.

2. All these writ petitions are being decided jointly as common question of law is required to be examined in all the cases. While in some writ petitions the individual orders affecting them individually has been challenged. Essentially all the writ petitions assail the letter, dated 10.11.2020 bearing memo no. 5770 issued by the Secretary, Expenditure, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, whereby the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, Bihar, Patna, have been informed that as the senior/super selection grade pay scale is different from ACP/MACP, the benefits of Resolution, dated 07.12.2018, issued by the Finance Department of State Government are not to be extended in favour of teachers who have been extended the benefit of senior/super selection grade pay with effect from 01.01.2006 resultantly it has been directed to make recovery of salary already paid to them on account of granting ACP/MACP.

3. It has been prayed that the recovery of amount that has already been paid to the petitioners applying the ACP/MACP may not be recovered and further the salary be fixed as per the provision contained in Resolution, dated 07.12