ORDER :

HEMANT GUPTA, CJ.

The challenge in the present writ petitions is to an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jabalpur Bench, Jabalpur (for short “the Tribunal”) on 17-10-2016 whereby the cancellation of appointment of the applicants before the Tribunal was maintained, but the merit list was ordered to be drawn on the basis of educational qualification, performance in qualifying examination, extracurricular activities, work experience etc. without conduct of interview.

2. The Original Applicants before the Tribunal have filed writ petitions against the said order passed by the Tribunal as also Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (for short “Samiti”) against the direction given in para 14 in respect of manner of fresh preparation of merit list.

3. The brief facts are that an advertisement was published for filling up of 62 posts in different disciplines called Miscellaneous Teachers. Such advertisement was published on 24-4-2012 (Annexure-P/1). The appointment process was in two parts. One is written examination of 140 marks followed by interview of 60 marks. In pursuance of the merit list prepared after conduct of written test and the interview, the appointment letters were