M. KARPAGAVINAYAGAM, J.

(1) BY this order we dispose of only those of the writ appeals and writ petitions now before us in which the validity of part or whole of G. O. Ms. No: 155 dated 3. 10. 2002 and or action taken in terms of that Government Order is in issue. In this order, we will only deal with the validity of that government Order. If in the petitions before us there are issues other than the validity of G. O. Ms. No: 155, those matters shall be listed separately for disposal of those issues.

(2) IT is convenient to set out G. O. Ms. No: 155 in question in its entirety.

"school EDUCATION (D-2) DEPARTMENT g. O. Ms. No: 155 Dated : 3-10. 2002 read : 1. G. O. Ms. No: 559 Education dated 11. 7. 95 2. G. O. Ms. No. 203 Education dated 19. 3. 96 3. G. O. Ms. No. 394 School Education dated 12. 9. 97 4. Order in W. P. No. 6388/98 batch judgment of the high Court, dated 19. 5. 98. 5. Order in W. A. No: 991 to 998/98, etc. Batch judgment of the Division Bench dated 29. 6. 2001 6. Proceedings of the Director of Ele. Education issued in letter Na. Ka. 21523/eg4/2001 dated 27. 7. 2001. 7. Proceedings of the Director of School Education, issued in Na. Ka. No. 689/d3/99 dated 10-3