JUDGMENT :

SONGKHUPCHUNG SERTO, J.

1. Heard Mr. Temjen, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and also heard Ms. Inaholi, learned Government Advocate appearing for the state respondents. The brief facts and circumstances leading to the filing of this writ petition by the petitioners are as follows:

On 28.8.2017 an advertisement inviting eligible candidates for recruitment to 91 posts of Graduate Teachers in Mathematics subject and 53 posts of Graduate Teachers in Science subject was published by the Principal Director, School Education, Government of Nagaland and in that the scale of pay for the post advertised was given as P.B. Rs. 9,300-34,800 G.P. Rs. 4200/-. Thereafter, another advertisement was issued on 20.10.2017 by the same Principal Director inviting eligible candidates from 6 tribes of ENPO areas for filling up 23 post of Graduate Teachers in Mathematics and 13 post of Graduate Teachers in Science subject. However, in the second advertisement, no pay scale was given unlike in the first advertisement. Following the publication of the advertisement the petitioners applied for the post and they were selected by the Selection Board, and after their selection, appointment