JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Anil Bhushan, learned Senior Counsel, asisted by Sri Amit Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Neeraj Tripathi, learned Additional Advocate General, assisted by Sri Shashank Shekhar Singh, Additional Chief Standing Counsel for respondents no. 1 to 4.

2. The petitioners, who are four in numbers, have assailed the order dated 23.08.2018 passed by the Director of Education, (Secondary), Government of U.P., Lucknow and order dated 28.10.2021 passed during the pendency of the writ petition by the Regional Level Committee and have further prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the Joint Director of Education to pay arrears of salary.

3. The facts in brief are that D.A.V. Inter College, Aryapur Khera, Mainpuri (hereinafter referred to as ‘the College’) is a recognized Institution under the provisions of U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921 and Uttar Pradesh High Schools and Intermediate Colleges (Payment of Salaries of Teachers and Other Employees) Act, 1971 is applicable in the present case.

4. According to the petitioners, two posts of L.T. Grade teacher were sanctioned by the Director of Education vide order dated 31.03.1991 and two posts