1. In all these petitioners claims have been preferred and challenges thrown to the appointment of teachers, being public employment and national wealth, where the petitioners are alleged have been denied their due share under the guise of selection process by which the merit is stated to have been eroded and the inefficient, ineligible and favourites selected and appointed as teachers in the district of Kathua on extraneous considerations and in disregard to the rules applicable or the administrative guidance prescribed.

2. It is alleged that the respondent-selection board vide advertisement notice No. 2 of 1987 dated 2-1-1987 invited applications on prescribed forms from permanent residents of the State for the appointment as teachers in the districts of Kathua, Jammu and Rajouri, prescribing therein the minimum qualification of matriculation and above for the posts advertised. The petitioners applied on the prescribed form and after preliminary verification of qualifications the selection board decided to hold interviews of the eligible candidates for which interview cards were issued in favour of such candidates including the petitioners. It is submitted that the interviews for

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