JUDGMENT :

[Saral Srivastava, J.]

1. Heard Sri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Siddharth Khare, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No. 1 to 3, Ms. Dolly Dwivedi, Advocate holding brief of Ms. Archana Singh, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 4 & 5 and Sri Manish Dev, Advocate holding brief of Sri Ajay Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for respondent No. 6.

2. The petitioners by means of the present writ petition have prayed for the following reliefs :

''(i). A writ, order or direction of a suitable nature commanding the respondent No. 4 to forthwith sanction mutual inter district transfer of the two petitioners on the basis of their applications dated 3.3.2021 and 5.3.2021 within a period to be specified by this Hon'ble Court.

(ii). A writ, order or direction of a suitable nature commanding the respondent to permit the petitioner No. 1 to function as an Assistant Teacher in Junior Basic School of District Gautam Budh Nagar and to permit the petitioner No. 2 to function as an Assistant Teacher in a Junior Basic School of District Saharanpur and to pay them their regular monthly salary against such respective post.''

3. The br