Judgment

Misra, J.-Leave granted.

2. These appeals are directed against the judgments and orders dated 9th February, 1994 and 29th August 1995 by which the High Court di­rected the appellant-authorities to grant approval to the teaching and non-teaching staff including the Head Master (Mohd. Nuruddin Mallick) in the respective posts held by them in a Madrasah known as Bishalax­mipur Pune Saha Mastania Junior High Madrasah.

3. The present case is one of such unfortunate tug of war between the Management of an Educational Institution and the statutory authori­ties. Such situations are gradually rolling into spate of litigations crumbling the very base of the educational environment. It is either on account of factionalism within the management, each faction when in power trying to pour in his men contrary to the norms fixed or some­times on account of authorities deliberately pulling the strings of the management for strifling reasons delaying the legitimate confer­ment of rights of the teachers, staff or the institution. Education is the foundation of the prosperity of any country, it shapes its future by inculcating discipline, culture and the spirit into the youth. If the very founda