JUDGMENT

S. NATARAJAN, J.

( 1 ) THESE appeals by special leave arise out of a common judgment rendered by the High Court of Kerala in a batch of writ appeals filed by the respondents herein against the dismissal of their petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issue of writs of certiorari, mandamus, prohibition etc. by a learned single Judge. Though the appeals were allowed and the order of learned single Judge was reversed, the Division Bench has granted only limited reliefs to the respondents in that it has quashed the impugned order of the Government under Ex. P-7 dated 19-5-87 and issued a mandamus to the State Government to consider the applications of the respondents on thier merits on the basis of the earlier order passed in their favour under Ex. P-4 dated 4-2-87. The State of Kerala, feeling aggrieved with the judgment of the Division Bench, has preferred these appeals.

( 2 ) PURSUANT to the State Government publishing in the Gazette a final list of areas where new unaided recognised high schools/upper primary schools/lower primary schools are to be opened or existing unaided lower primary schools/ upper primary schools are to be upgraded in the year