JUDGMENT

RANGANATH MISRA, J.:— This application is under Article 32 of the Constitution. The All India Sainik Schools Employees Association through its President is the petitioner. The Sainik School Society (hereinafter refered. to as "the Society") is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 21 of 1860. The main object of the Society, as available from clause 3(a) of the Memorandum of Association, is :-

"to establish Sainik Schools in various parts of India, providing special school education of a high standard with the aim of preparing boys academically and physically for entry into National Defence Academy and other walks of life."

With a view to implementing this object 18 schools located in different States of the country have been established. The petitioner has impleaded the Chairman and Members of the Board of Governors of the Society as respondents I to 6; Ministers of Education of the seventeen States as respondents 7 to 23 and principals of the 18 schools as respondents 24 to 41. The petitioner has asked for a writ of mandamus to the Union of India as also respondent No. 1 :

(1) to implement the recommendations of the Fourth Pay Commission in the Sainik Sc