JUDGMENT :

1. The applicants, who are eight in numbers before this Court along with applicants of three other connected matters, approached the writ Court challenging the Government Order dated 27th October, 2016 issued by State Government as well as order dated 13th July, 2017 issued by State Government along with the individual orders against the applicants and the concerned Educational Institution. The writ petitions were classified into four categories being Group A, B, C and D.

2. The main challenge, which was put before the writ Court by the applicants, who are teachers in recognized and unaided Primary Sections attached Junior High Schools/High Schools and Intermediate Colleges; recognized and unaided Junior High School; recognized and unaided Primary Schools; and, unaided Primary Schools with unaided Junior High School, were that they had been denied benefit of protection of either the U.P. High Schools and Intermediate Colleges (Payment of Salaries of Teachers and Other Employees) Act, 1971 (hereinafter called as “Act of 1971”) or the Uttar Pradesh Junior High Schools (Payment of Salaries of Teachers and Other Employees) Act, 1978 (hereinafter called as “Act of 1978”).

3. All