Hon’ble Arun Tandon, J.—Heard Sri Shailendra, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

2. Petitioners before this Court have obtained a teaching diploma from Aligarh Muslim University known as ‘Diploma in Teaching’. It is not in dispute that said diploma course is of two years duration and that it stands recognized by the National Council for Teachers Education under the National Council for Teachers Education Act, 1993 (herein after referred to as NCTE and NCTE Act respectively), as an qualification for appointment as teacher in Basic School. The State Government vide dated 26.9.1994 has provided equivalence to the aforesaid diploma to the teaching certificate required under Rule 8 (4) of the U.P. Basic Education Teachers Services Rules, 1981 (herein after referred to as the ‘Rules, 1981’) for appointment on the post of Assistant Teacher for teaching Urdu language in Basic Schools run by Basic Shiksha Parishad (herein after referred to as ‘Basic Schools’). On the strength of the Government Order dated 26.9.1994, petitioners have set up a claim for being considered for appointment against existing vacancies of Assistant Teachers i