JUDGMENT :

S.N. Pathak, J.

Heard the parties.

2. Since the issues involved in all the aforementioned writ petitions are same and similar, they have been heard together and being disposed of by this common order.

3. Petitioners have approached this Court with a common prayer for direction upon the respondents to consider their candidature in their respective categories i.e. para and non-para category, for the districts for which they have applied for against the vacant seats of Intermediate Trained Teachers.

4. The facts of the case lies in a narrow compass. An advertisement was published for appointment of candidates to the post of Intermediate Trained Teachers in different districts of the State of Jharkhand. It is the case of the petitioners that separate advertisements were published by the Office of District Superintendent of Education of the respective districts for appointment of Intermediate Trained Teachers. As per the advertisement, 50% of the seats are required to be filled by Para Teachers and rest 50% seats were to be filled with non para teachers categories. Petitioners, having requisite qualifications, applied for the aforesaid vacancies in their respective para category a