Honble LAKSHMANAN, CJ.–These writ petitions raised a common question, as such, by consent of both the parties all the writ petitions were taken up for final hearing and are being decided by this common order.

(2). Writ Petition No. 3661/1996 was filed to quash and set aside the circular dated 27.7.1995 and recovery order dated 26.6.1996. A further prayer to restrain the respondents from taking any action against the petitioner in pursuance to the said order/circular was also made. The contentions of the petitioner is that the petitioner came to be recruited through a duly constituted selection body as Teacher Gr.III and that the petitioner was confirmed and, therefore, she is a substantive government employee serving under the respondents. The petitioner was regularly granted benefits of salary, payable allowances, annual grade increments and benefit of revision in pay scale as and when the pay scale was revised. Thus, being a substantive government employee, the petitioner is receiving all due benefits in due time. The petitioners suitability was also considered and granted the benefit of selection grade which was made applicable after completion of 15 years of service to each gove

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