ORDER :

1. The four petitioners herein have called in question the constitutional validity of the Rules known as the Chhattisgarh School Education Services (Educational and Administrative Cadre) Recruitment and Promotion Rules, 2019 (for short ‘the Rules of 2019’) impugning as being patently arbitrary, capricious and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India in addition to it, being promulgated in ignorance of clauses 9 and 11 of the executive order dated 5-3-2019 issued by the General Administration Department of Chhattisgarh.

2. Since common question of law and fact is involved in both the writ petitions, they were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

3. The petitioners have questioned the constitutional validity of the aforesaid Rules on the following factual backdrop:

For the sake of convenience, W.P. (S) No. 4955/2020 is being taken-up as lead case.

4. The two petitioners herein were working as Head Masters with effect from 2-3-2012, earlier they were working with the Tribal Welfare Department, but now, they have been absorbed in