B. P. JEEVAN REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE first and important question that arises in these writ petitions is, whether the petitioner-institution is a minority institution within the meaning of Art. 30 of the constitution of India. While the petitioner asserts that it is a minority institution, the respondents deny the same and assert that in the petitioner-institution only secular education is imparted as per the syllabus prescribed by the Education Department and that the management is trying to hide its misdeeds, taking shelter under the plea that it is a minority institution. It is averred by the respondents that the petitioner-institution is in receipt of grant-in-aid and that, the correspondent of the institution has also given a declaration that the management will follow strictly the conditions of recognition laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Education Rules. It is further submitted that at no point of time earlier, did the correspondent or any other representative of the petitioner-institution ever assert that this was a minority institution.

( 2 ) THE petitioner-school terminated the services of one of its teachers, Sri S. V. Subba Rao, against which order he filed an appeal before t

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