1. The first petitioner in this writ petition is the Manager of an aided upper primary school. He appointed the 2nd petitioner as a teacher in the school in a vacancy which arose during the school year 1967-68 and reported the matter to the Assistant Educational Officer, Shertallai (2nd respondent) seeking his approval under R.8 of Chapter XIV (A) of the Kerala Education Rules, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules). The 2nd respondent by his order Ext. P1 dated 26 91967 informed the first petitioner that approval could not be granted to the appointment of the 2nd petitioner since complaints had been received from persons who had previous service in the school alleging that the appointment in question had been made overlooking their legitimate claims. In Ext. Pi the 2nd respondent has also given a direction that the 2nd petitioner should be forthwith relieved from the post of teacher. The petitioners have brought this writ petition seeking to quash the order Ext. P1.

2. The 3rd respondent had put in previous service in the school as an unqualified teacher and she has been impleaded in the writ petition on the ground that it was on the basis of a complaint petition p