JUDGMENT :

Ashwani Kumar Mishra, J.

1. This bunch of writ petitions is by the teachers engaged on contractual basis in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, and have been continuing as such for the last more than ten years. They are aggrieved by a circular dated 14.7.2020, issued by the State Project Director, U.P. Education for All Project Board, insofar as it contemplates categorization of existing contractual teachers into Sangat (consistent) and Asangat (inconsistent) categories and consequential direction not to renew the term of Asangat (inconsistent) contractual teachers from the academic session 2020-2021, on the basis of such categorization. A further prayer has also been made to command the respondents not to interfere in the working of petitioners as warden/whole time teachers/part time teachers and to ensure payment of monthly emoluments to them.

2. After the right to education was recognized as a fundamental right for the children in the age group of 06 to 14 years, vide 86th amendment to the Constitution of India, the Government of India launched a scheme, known as Kastu