JUDGMENT

M. Jagannadha Rao, J.-This is an appeal by the State of Andhra Pradesh against the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in Writ Appeal No. 1745 of 1995 dated 6.8.1996 affirming the judgment of the learned Single Judge of that Court in Writ petition 15879/90 dated 27.7.1995.

2. The following are the facts :

The respondent-school was admitted to grant-in-aid in G.O. 347 (Ed.) dated 1.8.86 w.e.f. 1.9.85 to 29.2.86 under A.P. Act I/82. On the ground that there were some complaints against various schools, Government appointed a Committee on 24.2.88 under G.O. 220 and this was made a statutory Committee by Andhra Pradesh Act 22/88. The Committee cleared the respondent-School but still the arrears for the period 1.9.85 to 31.10.89 for the Head Mistress and from 1.3.86 to 31.10.89 for the staff were not paid. Hence, the present writ petition was filed. After the Writ petition was filed, GO. 138 (Ed.) dated 25.4.94 was issued refusing to pay these arrears.

3. The learned Single Judge allowed the Writ petition holding that the respondent-school was entitled to payment of arrears of grant-in-aid and quashed G.O. No. 138 dated 25.4.94. Then the State came