1. This original petition is directed against the orders Exts. P8, P10, P13 and P14 passed by the Assistant Educational Officer, Tellicherry South. The 1st petitioner is the Bishop of Catholic Diocese, Calicut, and the 2nd petitioner is the Manager of St. Peter's U. P. School, Chalil, Tellicherry. The permanent Headmistress of the school retired on 31-3-1969. The 4th respondent was then ordered to be the Headmaster-in-charge of the said school. The 3rd respondent who is the seniormost teacher in the school questioned the action of the 2nd petitioner in putting the 4th respondent in charge of the office of the Headmaster. The Assistant Educational Officer upheld her objection and directed the 2nd petitioner to appoint the 3rd respondent as the Headmistress. Though this order of the Assistant Educational Officer was taken up in appeal and revision by the 2nd petitioner, be did not succeed. Thereafter, the 2nd petitioner filed O. P. No. 2506 of 1972 challenging the orders passed by the educational authorities. In that petition the 2nd petitioner alleged that the St. Peter's U. P. School is one established by a religious minority community and therefore the 2nd petitioner i