Judgment

S.R. DAS J. : These three appeals, filed by the State of Bombay, with a certificate granted by the Bombay High Court are directed against the Judgement and Order pronounced by that High Court on the 15th February 1954, on three Civil Applications under Article 226. By that Judgment and Order the High Court held that the circular order No. SSN 2054 (a) issued by the State of Bombay, Education Department on the 6th January 1954, was bad in that it contravened the provisions of Article 29 (2) and Article 337 and directed the issue of a Writ prohibiting State from enforcing the Order against the authorities of Barnes High School established and run by the Education Society of Bombay (hereinafter referred as the Society)

2. The Society, which is the first respondent in Appeal No. 64 of 1954, is a Joint Stock Company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1913. The other two respondents in that appeal - Ven ble Archdeacon A.S.H. Johnson and Mrs. Glynne Howell are members and Directors of the Society. The Ven ble Archdeacon A. S. H. Johnson is also the Secretary of the Society. Both of them are citizen Community of India and are members of the Anglo-Indian Community. The moth