( 1 ) THREE teachers and one non-teaching employee of Gobra I. N. K. M. High School in the District of Midnapore who contested the election of teaching and non-teaching category of the school jointly have moved the instant writ application, inter alia, for issue of writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents particularly the respondent No. 5 to reconstitute the new Managing Committee within December, 1994 after complying with necessary formalities, and also for direction upon the existing Managing Committee to hand over the charge to the newly constituted Managing Committee. A prayer for interim order was also made to the effect directing the respondent No. 5 to hold election of teaching and non-teaching category on or before 10-10-94.

( 2 ) THE case of the writ petitioners in the writ petition, inter alia, was that the tenure of the existing committee was due to expire on 31-12-94. As per the direction of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, the school authorities prepared the election programme for the purpose of holding Guardians' election which was scheduled to be held on 25-9-94 and the same was held on the said date and the result