1. The appellants claiming to be the parents of the students who are studying in various standards in ICSE and CBSE syllabus have filed these appeals, questioning the legality and validity of the order dated 10th October 2006 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.10954/2006 and W.P.No.11938/2006 and connected matters, wherein, they have assailed the correctness of the Circular dated 10th July 2006 issued by the Deputy Director of Public Instructions.

2. In brief, the facts of the case are as under:

The appellants are the parents of the children studying in various standards from primary to 10th standard in ICSE and CBSE syllabus and they have challenged the Circular dated 10.7.2006 issued by the Deputy Director of Public Instructions-4th respondent herein, contending that the said circular issued and notified to the effect that while selecting the state team by arranging different sports competitions, for the purpose of taking part in the National Sports competition organized by the School Games Federation of India, the schools coming within the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Instructions and which are governed by the provisions of the Karnataka State