ORDER :

Sandeep Sharma, J.

1. Government of Himachal Pradesh vide letter No. Shiksha-II (kha) 6-4/2000-loose, dated 19.10.2009 conveyed its decision to introduce Urdu Language as an optional subject for class 6th to 8th in hundred identified schools in the State of Himachal Pradesh. Besides above, it was also approved that candidates, who fulfill the qualification as per the R & P Rules notified by the government on 23.10.2009, be appointed as Urdu Teachers purely on period basis in the identified schools. Pursuant to aforesaid policy decision taken by the Government of Himachal Pradesh, petitioners along with other eligible candidates came to be appointed as Urdu Teacher on a fixed honorarium of Rs. 70/- per period and the number of periods were also increased to six weeks per class and as such, they were being paid honorarium Rs. 10,800/- per month. Vide communication dated 21.12.2018, Department of Education, Himachal Pradesh, conveyed the approval to bring the services of only qualified period based Panjabi and Urdu Teachers on the contract basis, strictly in accordance with the R & P Rules of each category. Since despite there being aforesaid policy decision taken by the Governm