J U D G M E N T

The petitioners, who are appointed as Upper Primary School Assistants, against retirement vacancies/new division vacancies, are aggrieved by the denial of approval to their appointment. It is their contention in the writ petition that, pursuant to Ext.P9 Government order dated 29.1.2016, revised criteria have been fixed for the purposes of approval, and the 4th respondent ought to consider the revised proposals submitted by the Manager in relation to the petitioners, afresh, in the light of the said Government order. Exts.P11 to P13 are copies of the revised proposals submitted by the 5th respondent to the 4th respondent. In the writ petition, the prayer of the petitioners is for a direction to the 4th respondent to consider the revised proposals, in the light of Ext.P9 Government Order.

2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as also the learned Government Pleader for the respondents.

W.P.(C).No.32565/2016 2 On a consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case as also the submissions made across the bar, I dispose the writ petition with a direction to the 4th respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P11 to P13 revised proposals, submitte