ORDER:

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. Since common question of law and fact is involved in this batch of writ petitions, they have been clubbed together, heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. Facts mentioned in W.P.(S)No.1472/2021 are taken, as that writ petition is the lead case and interim order has been granted in that petition.

3. It is the case of the petitioners, as pleaded in W.P.(S)No.1472/2021, that they were appointed on the post of Shiksha Karmi Grade-I vide order dated 10-7-1998 and later-on their services were absorbed by the Department of School Education vide order dated 28-9-2018 in compliance of the policy decision taken by the State Government dated 30-6-2018. It is the further case of the petitioners that they have completed more than five years on the post of Lecturer (Local Body), yet the Department of School Education is denying promotion on the post of Principal on the ground that they have not completed five years of service in the feeder cadre post of Lecturer (LB) by not counting their service rendered prior to their absorption and le