JUDGMENT :

Rajesh Shankar, J.

1. The petitioners, who are at present para teachers and had applied for the post of Intermediate Trained Teacher (Class-I to V) under para category, have filed the present writ petition for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondent authorities to invite them for appearing in counselling under non-para category, considering that the candidates who had applied under non-para category and acquired lesser marks than the petitioners, have been declared entitled to participate in the counselling process.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners at the outset submits that the respondent authorities may be directed to accommodate the petitioners in the counselling process to be conducted for the post of Assistant Teacher in respective districts under non-para category for remaining vacancies of Intermediate Trained Teachers (Class I to V) in the light of the judgment dated 16th February, 2022 passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No.2378 of 2019 (Paras Nath Mandal Vs. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.) and other analogous cases and if they are found eligible, be suitably appointed as they have already applied against the vacancies in different districts in the yea