Permod Kohli, J.

1. Both the petitioners are blind. On acquiring the qualification of B.A and M.A in Music, they were appointed as Lecturers initially on ad hoc basis and thereafter regularized and confirmed in service. On completion of more than 25 years of service as Lecturer and on the basis of their seniority and merit they were promoted as Principals vide the order dated 30.12.2008 along with a number of other lecturers. Their promotion was against the sanctioned available vacancies. On their promotion, petitioners joined their respective places of posting. Petitioner No. 1 joined as Principal on 2.1.2009, whereas petitioner No. 2 joined on 1.1.2009. While the petitioners were working as Principals at the place of their posting, the State Govt. vide its memo dated 2.6.2009 ordered conversion of 8 posts of physically handicapped Lecturers (blind) into Principal, Academic in the Principal grade of Rs. 16,400-22,400/-. These posts include the posts which were held by the petitioners as Lecturers. Consequent upon the conversion of these posts, the petitioners were re-transferred against the newly converted posts to their original place of posting against the vacant post of