The petitioners have approached this Court with a prayer for quashing the order bearing Memo No. 3214 dated 23.11.2015 issued by the Director, Secondary Education, School Education and Literacy Department, Govt. of Jharkhand, whereby Memo No.6/Wa- 25/2006-2709 dated 21.08.2015 has been cancelled/revoked (as contained in Annexure-4 to this writ petition). Further prayer has been made to hold and declare the order dated 23.11.2015 as illegal and arbitrary and also for implementing the order dated 21.08.2015 by which the petitioners were granted the benefits of ACP (Assured Career Progression).

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2. The petitioners were appointed on the posts of laboratory Assistant in Government +2 Schools after following the due process for appointment and on the recommendation of the Vidyalaya Sewa Board, Patna (Bihar). All the petitioners were appointed by the Director, Secondary Education, Govt. of Bihar through appointment letters dated 15.07.1993, on the post of Laboratory Assistant in the scale of Rs. 1400-2600/- along with admissible allowances. After receiving the appointment letters, the petitioners joined their posts in different government schools of State. The petitione