V. S. SIRPURKAR, C. J.

( 1 ) THIS judgement shall dispose of both the appeals being APO No. 118 of 2004 and APO No. 184 of 2004, which are identical. The questions being common, the parties have also addressed us jointly. However, for the sake of convenience. we shall first take up APO No. 118 of 2004.

( 2 ) THE appeal is filed challenging the judgement passed by the learned single Judge reviewing his own judgement and thereby holding that the original writ petitioners were entitled to get the approval as the teachers in madrasah and were also entitled to get the consequent benefits.

( 3 ) FEW facts would help us understand the controversy involved. All the petitioners are claiming to be the teachers and a non-teaching staff in a madrasah called Satgharah High Madrasah, Bardipara Road, Kolkata. They claimed that they were appointed in this Madrasah to teach 9th and 10th classes on 30. 5. 1996. This Madrasah is said to have been started in 1975 but got the recognition as a Junior Madrasah 011 7. 3. 1996. Thereafter, an application was made to the Government for permission to start the High madrasah for teaching 9th and 10th Classes in the month of April, 1996. The madrasah starte

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