JUDGMENT :

Vivek Singh Thakur, J.

Petitioners have approached this Court seeking direction to the respondents to extend them benefits of extension of service in furtherance to the Notifications dated 24.09.2015 and 30.11.2015 (Annexure P-5 & P-6), whereby, State and National Awardee Teachers have been given benefits of extension of one/two years of service, in lieu of cash award for receiving State/National Awards.

2. Petitioner No.1 was awarded State and National Award on 05.09.2001 and 05.09.2008. Petitioner No.2 was awarded State and National Award on 05.09.2004 and 05.09.2007. At that time State and National Awardee was entitled for one and two year(s) extension of service after attaining age of superannuation.

3. Before retirement of petitioners, vide notification dated 15.09.2003 (Annexure P-4), it was notified that State Awardee teachers will be given a cash award of Rs.25,000/- and the National Awardee teachers will be given a cash award of Rs.50,000/-, in lieu of extension of 1 year and 2 year of service which was being given to such awardees earlier, on attaining the age of superannuation and this decision was made effective from the date of issue of the Notification.

4. Undis