Heard counsel for the parties and perused the record.

2. The petitioners have filed this petition challenging notice dated 9-11-2001 issued by the Director of Education (Madhyamik), Faizabad directing them to show cause as to why action be not taken to cancel their irregular promotion.

3. It appears that petitioners were appointed as ad hoc L. T. Grade teachers and approval to their appointments was granted on 11-3-83 by the D. I. O. S. Their services were regularized on 8-2-96 but were not paid salary, hence they filed writ petition in this Court in which this Court directed for payment of their salary. It is admitted by the respondents that Regional Deputy Director of Education, Faizabad by his letter dated 11-3-1981 sanctioned three posts of Lecturers in Hindi, Sanskrit and Economics with the condition that on promotion to these posts, the resulting vacancies in C. T. grade will be abolished and no appointment shall be made on them. It is stated in the counter-affidavit that concealing these facts, the Management appointed three teachers of C. T. grade in 1996 namely, Rajeshwar Prasad Singh, Shatrudaman Singh and Ram Kewal Gaur illegally, which had been abolish