JUDGMENT

1. Heard Mr. T. Rajendra, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. K. Jagat, learned GA appearing for the respondents.

The present writ petition has been filed jointly by 32 petitioners with a prayer for quashing and setting aside the impugned order dated 07.11.2017 rejecting the representation submitted by the petitioners and also for directing the respondents to count/link up the uninterrupted services rendered by the petitioners as approved Teachers/LDCs just preceding the conversion of their aided schools to Government Schools and their regular appointment in Government service as qualifying services only for the purpose of availing pensionary benefits.

2. During the pendency of the present writ petition, 15 (fifteen) petitioners out of 32, i.e., petitioners no. 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27 and 29 have already crossed the age of superannuation.

3. The brief facts of the present case are that all the petitioners were appointed as Graduate Teachers (Sciences & Arts) and LDCs in erstwhile 13 (thirteen) Government Aided High Schools in th