The petitioners were appointed as High School Assistants with effect from 1.6.2010. The said appointments were initially approved. However, the second respondent subsequently cancelled the appointments of the petitioners in terms of G.O.(P)10/10/GEdn. dated 12.1.2010. Ultimately the matter was taken up before the Government by filing an appeal. That appeal was disposed of by the Government as per Ext.P6 order dated 16.3.2012. As per Ext.P6, the third respondent was directed to approve the appointment of the petitioners with effect from 1.6.2011 under teachers package if they are otherwise eligible and subject to the condition that the approval of appointment of the first petitioner would be subject to the decision to be taken by the Government in pursuance of the judgment dated 11.8.2011 in W.P.(C) No.33841 of 2009. Subsequently, the third respondent passed Ext.P7 order. As per Ext.P7, the third respondent ordered for effecting recovery of salary received by the petitioners from 1.6.2010 to 28.2.2011. Feeling aggrieved by the same the petitioners approached the Government again. Upon receiving the representations from the petitioners Ext.P8 order was passed on 26.11.2012. As per the same, the proceedings of the third respondent for effecting recovery was