(1.) THE petitioners allege themselves to be the Assistant Teachers of the Laghu Madayamic Vidyalaya, a Junior High School, which is governed by the U. P. Recognised Basic School (Junior High Schools) Recruitment and Condition of Service of Teachers Rules, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules). THEir grievance is that they have not been paid their salary since 1st July, 1986. Hence the principal prayer is that the respondents may be commanded to pay to the petitioners their salary since 1st July, 1986 onwards.
(2.) THE petitioners had earlier approached this Court by means of writ petition no. 20272 of 1985, which was finally disposed of on 2nd March, 1987. This Court directed the District Basic Education Officer to dispose of the representations made by the petitioners within a specified time. THEse representations related to the payment of salary. On 16th April, 1987, the District Basic Education Officer rejected the representations of the petitioners. This order is also being impugned in the present writ petition.
(3.) THE letters of appointments issued to the petitioners by the Manager of the institution disclose that the selection committee appointed the petitioners as temporary Assistant Teachers on ad-hoc basis, vide Annexures 2 and 10.