ORDER

Hon’ble Ms. Harvinder Kaur Oberoi, Member (J):

Since the issues and the facts involved in both aforesaid Original Applications are the same, the same are being disposed of by this common order. However, for writing the present order, the facts are being taken from OA No. 2252/2023 (Amit Kumar ) treating the same as the lead case.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the applicants are citizens of Bharat and are entitled to all Fundamental Rights guaranteed under the Constitution of Bharat. It was submitted that pursuant to an employment notification issued by the respondents in May 2012 for filling up, inter alia, various posts of Post Graduate Teachers in specified subjects, the applicants submitted their applications and duly participated in the recruitment process. The recruitment process, however, was inordinately delayed and ultimately culminated in the selection and appointment of the