COMMON ORDER

The entire batch of cases are filed for issuance of a writ of certiorari to call for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings issued by the third respondent Director of Elementary Education in Na.Ka.No.25873/AC1/2002 and Na.Ka.No.45914/W6/2003 dated 26.05.2003 and Na.Ka.3478/A3/2003 dated 28.5.2003 (prohibiting the appointment of teachers in private schools from 01.06.2003), quash the same.

2.Petitioners in all the writ petitions are private aided schools receiving aid from the Government and they have posts sanctioned by the Court under various Rules and Orders. While so, the impugned circulars dated 26.5.2003 and 28.5.2003 have been issued by the Director of School Education directing all its District Educational Officer and others that there is a proposal under consideration by the Government to degrade some of the posts in Elementary school, middle school, High schools and also in teacher training institution. Therefore, from 1.6.2003 no vacancies shall be filled up until further orders. Similarly on the same date the Director of Elementary Education has also passed similar circular. Therefore, all the minority or non minority schools, which ar