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 graduation levels. Aggrieved with the said conditions, W.P. No. 6833 of 2012 and batch were filed before this Court. This Court directed the respondents to allow the petitioners to write the examination but not to announce the results. As per the directions of the Court, results of petitioners were withheld but respondents proceeded to recruit other selected candidates.

2.3. Petitioners filed writ petitions praying to announce their results and allow them to participate in further selection process and to appoint them as Post Graduate Teachers. By order dated 9.5.2012, W.P. No. 6833 of 2012 and batch were dismissed. Aggrieved thereby, W.A. No. 611 of 2012 was filed but the same was dismissed by order dated 4.1.2013. Aggrieved thereby, matter was carried to Supreme Court by preferring SLP No. 14955 of 2013. The Hon’ble Supreme Court passed the following orders:

“(a) The operation of the judgment under challenge shall remain stayed.

(b) It will be open to the State Government to prepare a common list of the candidates who have studied either through Telugu Medium or English Medium depending upon the marks they secured, and proceed to effect appointments.

(c) The appointments will be subject to the final outcome of the appeal. This order will be applicable for the posts of Principals and the Post Graduate Teachers.”

2.4. Pursuant to the above directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court, results of petitioners were announced and they were appointed to the post of Post Graduate Teachers in their concerned subjects.

2.5. C.A. No. 913 of 2013 and C.A. No. 9104 of 2014 were disposed of on 16.3.2018 with directions.

2.6. Petitioners claim to have made representations to respondent nos. 2, 4 and 6 requesting to prepare a merit list in accordance with the merit secured by them at the time of selection and prepare the seniority in the category of Post Graduate Teachers in accordance with that merit list. The request of the petitioners to prepare a common merit list was rejected vide proceedings in RC No. 1494/A2/TSMS/2017 dated 23.1.2019.

2.7. Aggrieved thereby, some of petitioners have filed W.P. No. 22803 of 2019 seeking a direction to authorities of State Governments of both Telangana and A.P. to prepare a common merit list irrespective of the medium of instructions as per the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court. On 21.12.2019, sixth respondent issued a provisional seniority list basing on the merit. However, on 6.2.2020 sixth respondent sent emails to all the Principals appending subject-wise and zone-wise seniority lists of post graduate teachers basing on the date of joining and directed to submit objections by 8.2.2020. Aggrieved thereby, some of the petitioners have filed I.A. No. 1 of 2020 in W.P. No. 22803 of 2019 praying to direct respondents to finalize the seniority list ba