JUDGMENT :

Sashikanta Mishra, J.

1. All these writ petitions involve common facts and points of law. For convenience, they were heard together and have been disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Pursuant to the advertisement issued by the Director, TE and SCERT (Opposite Party No.3) for the post of Teacher Educators for 13 old DIETs (District Institute of Education and Training) on contractual basis, The Petitioners submitted their applications and after having gone through the process of competitive examination, they were selected on a consolidated remuneration of Rs.9,300/-per month. It is stated that Petitioner in W.P.(C) No.34237/2020 was posted in DIET, Khurda. Odisha, Petitioner in W.P.(C) No.34240/2020 was posted in DIET, Khurda, Odisha, Petitioner in W.P.(C) No.34243/2020 was posted in DIET, Remuna, Orissa and Petitioner in W.P.(C) No.34247/2020 was posted in DIET, Dolipur, Odisha. Such appointment was for a period of one year to be renewed from time to time. While the matter stood thus, the Orissa Group-B Post (Contractual Appointment) Rules, 2013 (in short ‘the Rules, 2013’) was framed. Rule 9(a) of the said Rules provides that a person appointed in a contractual post shal