Hon’ble Rajan Roy, J.—Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. As both the writ petitions relate to the same selection and involve same facts and issues they are being decided by a common judgment. The facts of Writ Petition No. 326(SS) of 2016 have been considered for the sake of convenience.

3. The candidates who had applied for being considered for selection and appointment on the post of Assistant Teacher of Primary Schools in District Faizabad in pursuance to an advertisement issued on 12.12.2014 have filed this writ petition challenging the Government Order dated 18.12.2015 extending the last date for submission of forms for the remaining candidates to 15.1.2016.

4. The facts of the case in brief are as under :

The State Government issued a Government Order dated 9.12.2014 determining the vacancies on the post in question as 15,000/- and ordering initiation of a process of selection for filling up the same. In pursuance thereof, an advertisement was issued on 12.12.2014 inviting applications from eligible candidates possessing qualifications of two years B.T.C., two years Urdu B.T.C. and Special B.T.C. The last date for submission of forms was 5.3.2015. The petitione