S. B. Sinha, J.

1. All these three writ applications were taken up for hearing together and are being disposed of by this common judgment. As the facts of all these cases are interrelated, the same may first be noticed.

2. Shambhu Prasad Verma (hereinafter to be referred as verma (the petitioner of CWJC No.4919 of 1982 and 5472 of 1984) is an M. A. B. L. and also holds a Diploma in Education. He joined the Raj Sanskrit high School, Bettiah as an Assistant Teacher on 24-2-1965. He was allegedly promoted as Assistant Headmaster of the School on 17-7-1965 by the Managing Committee of the said School. verma claimed himself to be the senior most Assistant Teacher and allegedly was promoted to the post of Headmaster by the Managing Committee of the school by a resolution dated 29-7-1980 upon superannuation of the incumbent of the said post. The said resolution dated 29-7-1980 is contained in Annexure-2 to the writ application. The aforementioned resolution was sent to the Chairman of the Bihar Sanskrit Shikcha Board for his approval.

3. By the impugned order dated 25-6-1981 the promotion of verma to the post of Headmaster was not approved allegedly on the ground that he did not possess the requisite qualification prescribed therefore (Annexure-3 ). verma was, therefore, directed to handover charge of the post of the Headmaster to Shri Indra Dutt Sharma who is respondent No.5 in c. W. J. C. No.4919 of 1982 and C. W. J. C. No.5472 of 1984 and petitioner in C. W. J. C. No.2720 of 1990 (hereinafter to be referred as sharma), by an order dated 13-3-1982 (Annexure-4 ).

4. Verma thereupon filed an application before the respondent No.4 requesting him to furnish reasons for asking him to handover charge. The respondent No.4 sent a reminder of his earlier order to verma by his letter dated 7-4-1982 (Annexure-5 ). The respondent No.4, however, by an order dated 19-4-1982 stayed the operation of the order dated 7-4-1982 (Annexure-6 ). verma, thereafter was placed under suspension by an order dated 24-4-1982 whereupon he filed a writ petition in this Court being C. W. J. C. No.3578 of 1982 challenging the said order of suspension as contained in Annexure-7 to the writ application and also against some other orders. The said writ petition was placed for admission on 6-9-1982 in that writ application a counter affidavit was filed wherein a copy of the order dated 8-10-1982 was annexed, in terms whereof the order of suspension passed as against Verma is stated to have been withdrawn.

5. Respondent No.1 by another order dated 14-11-1982 allowed verma to work as acting Head Master of the School. It has been contended by Verma that he is qualified to hold the post of the Headmaster as the degree of acharya possessed by him is equivalent to that of m. A. verma has further contended that one Shri Krishnanandan Prasad Singh, who held the degree of B. A. Trained only, had been appointed as Headmaster in Nimnabark Sri Krishna Madhavnand Sanskrit High School, dhanamath, Patna by the State of Bihar and thus the petitioner should also be held to be qualified for holding the post of headmaster.

6. In C. W. J. C. No.4919 of 1982 Verma questions the legality of aforesaid order dated 25-6-1981 (Annexure-3 ).

7. In C. W. J. C. No.4919 Verma has merely sought for issuance of an appropriate writ for quashing the order dated 7-4-1982 which is contained in Annexure-5 thereto in terms whereof he was asked not to forward the application forms of the student for their appearance in examinations as sharma had been authorised to act as the Headmaster-in-charge of the aforementioned School.

8. In C. W. J. C. No.2720 of 1990 Sharma has contended that he is a trained graduate and holds a degree of Master of Arts and Bachelor of arts (Hons) in Sanskrit and he is a holder of the degree of sahitya and Vyakarnacharya. He was appointed as an Assistant Teacher in the school on 19th July, 1967. The aforementioned school came under the control of the Bihar Sanskrit Educati