AJIT KUMAR,J. - (1.) Heard Sri Siddharth Khare, Sri Pankaj Srivastava and Sri A.K.Dubey, learned counsels for the petitioners and Sri Bhanu Pratap Singh and Sri P.D. Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.
(2.) These three writ petitions arise out of a common controversy and common order of cancellation of their respective appointments as Peon on fixed pay under the order dated 27.05.1991 and finally rejection of their representation vide order dated 25.10.2007. Since the appointments and cancellation thereof is in respect of employees of same district Allahabad in Basic schools run by District Basic Education Board (hereinafter to be referred as 'Board') and, therefore, all the three writ petitions have been clubbed and heard together and are being decided by this common judgment taking Writ-A No. 27217 of 2007 as leading writ petition. As the facts involved in all the three cases are common, therefor, for convenience reference is made to the facts and various orders appended in Writ-A No. 27217 of 2007. In the leading writ petition, there are 13 petitioners, whereas, the other two writ petitions are filed by individual petitioners.
(3.) The facts of the case are that for making appointments on Group-'D' posts in Basic Schools under the District Basic Education Officer, Allahabad (hereinafter to be referred as 'DBEO'), an advertisement was made in news paper namely 'Prayagraj' dated 15.04.1991 published from Allahabad and prior to that, on 12.04.1991, the Sub District Inspector of Schools (hereinafter to be referred as 'SDI') intimated the office of DBEO about the existing vacancies being advertised with a request him to get the notice also pasted on the notice board of office of DBEO. Applications were invited by 19.04.1991. This letter of the SDI dated 12.04.1991 makes an acknowledgment of letter of DBEO dated 11.04.1991 as a direction to make selection and appointment. The petitioners applied against the advertisement. Their candidature was considered by the Selection Committee that consisted of DBEO, SDI and also Assistant Sub Inspector of Schools.;