Joseph, J.

During the year 1985, a centrally sponsored scheme, viz, the scheme for Vocational Higher Secondary Education, had been introduced in the State of Kerala by the Government in some of the selected aided schools under a separate Directorate, viz. the Directorate of Vocational Secondary Education. The Vocational Higher Secondary Scheme and the staff of the vocational higher secondary schools are under the administrative control of the Director, Vocational Higher Secondary Education. As per G.O. (MS) No. 53/91/G. Edn. dated 30-3-1991, Government appointed the Director, Vocational Higher Secondary Education as the designated authority to approve the appointments made by the manager to the teaching and non-teaching staff of the vocational higher secondary schools established under the scheme. A selection committee also is constituted to make selection of staff members to the vocational higher secondary schools with the Director as the Government nominee in the said committee. As per G.O. (MS) No. 131/91/G. Edn., dated 20-8-1991, the headmasters of the aided schools converted into Vocational Higher Secondary schools were re-designated as the Principal of the institut