JUDGMENT :

N.V.ANJARIA, J.

Heard learned advocate Mr. Yatin Oza assisted by learned advocate Ms. Srushti Thula for the appellants, learned Assistant Government Pleader Mr. Sahil Trivedi for the respondent State and its authorities and learned advocate Mr. Hemant Munshaw for the respondent No.3, at length.

2. The appellants in this Letters Patent Appeal are the original petitioner Nos. 1 to 6 and 9. The appeal is directed against judgment and order dated 26th March, 2019 of learned single Judge whereby the petition came to be disposed of with certain observations.

2.1 In the Special Civil Application, what was prayed by the appellants petitioners was to set aside order dated 16th October, 2003 passed by the District Primary Education Officer. It was further prayed to direct the respondent District Primary Education officer to place the petitioners as Vidhyasahayaks in a regular pay scale of Rs. 4000-6000 after completion of two years of their service as Vidhyasahayaks. It was also prayed to reinstate the petitioners on the post of Vidhyasahayaks with full back wages and with all service benefits, as if their services were never terminated.

3. Noticing the basic facts, the petitioners wer