G. Sivarajan, J.

These Writ Petitions relate to the grant of Higher Secondary Course popularly known as 'Plus-two Course' to the High Schools - Government and Private - Both Aided and recognised Unaided in the State for the academic year 2000-2001. All the petitioners except the petitioner in O.P. 21667/2000 are aggrieved by the non-inclusion of their respective Schools in the order dated 26.7.2000 issued by the Government pursuant to the directions contained in the common judgment dated 7.7.2000 of the Division Bench in O.P. No. 11779 of 1997 and connected cases. O.P. Nos. 21699/2000, 22448/2000 and 22254/2000 are filed in respect of Government High Schools, O.P. Nos. 21854/2000,22142/2000,22253/2000,21667/2000, 22460/2000,21606/2000, 22462/2000, 21979/2000,22236/2000 and 24053/2000 are in respect of Private Aided Schools and O.P. Nos. 22670/2000 and 21625/2000 are in respect of Private Unaided Schools. Except in O.P. No. 21667/2000, petitioners in all the other O.Ps. seek for direction to the Government to grant Plus Two Course to their Schools. In O.P. 21667/2000 the teachers and staff of a Vocational Higher Secondary School to which Plus Two Course is granted as per