ORDER :

1. Heard learned counsel Sri A. Phani Bhushan for the petitioners, learned special counsel Sri P. Govind Reddy appearing for respondent Nos. 1, 3 and 5, learned Special Government Pleader representing learned Advocate General appearing for respondent Nos. 2, 4 and 6, learned Government Pleader for School Education and learned senior counsel Sri Pratap Narayan Sanghi for respondent Nos. 9 to 18.

2. Briefly stated the facts of the case are as under:

2.1. The second respondent issued recruitment Notification No. 01/RMSA/Model Schools/2012, dated 6.2.2012 to fill up 2130 Trained Graduate Teachers by indicating the method of selection, prescribing qualifications to hold the above posts and procedure. Subsequent to the above notification, Government issued G.O.Ms. No. 25 Education (SE-PROG.I) Department, dated 04.04.2013 framing guidelines for selection of Principals, Post Graduate Teachers and Trained Graduate Teachers in State Model Schools.

2.2. For recruitment to the post of Post Graduate Teachers, qualification prescribed was post graduation with B.Ed. in concerned methodology and studied in English medium at least at two levels i.e. School/Intermediate/Graduation/Post graduatio