VIPUL M. PANCHOLI, J.

1. Looking to the urgency and at the joint request made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, the appeal is taken up for final disposal.

2. By way of this appeal, which is filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, the appellants-original respondents (hereinafter referred to as ‘the respondents' for the sake of convenience) seek to challenge an order dated 18.07.2017 passed by the learned Single Judge by which the learned Single Judge granted interim relief in favour of the present respondents-original petitioners (hereinafter referred to as ‘the petitioners' for the sake of convenience).

3. The brief facts leading to filing of the present appeal are as under:

3.1 It is the case of the petitioners that they were duly selected and appointed as primary teachers under the appellants-original respondents on the basis of their qualifications of SSC/HSC and PTC/ATD. Presently, they are serving as Head Teachers in their respective primary schools. It is their case that their appointment as Head Teacher has been made in accordance with their seniority as per the prevalent policy. The petitioners are discharging their duties as Head Teachers as laid do