Balakrishnan Nair, J.

W.A. Nos.2065/08:

The respondents 1 and 2 in the writ petition are the appellants. The first respondent herein was the writ petitioner. The point that arises for decision in this appeal is, whether the directions issued by the learned Single Judge to sanction the post of Librarian Gr.III in the second respondent's school, so as to approve the appointment of the first respondent in that post, is justified or not.

2. The brief facts of the case are the following:

Higher Secondary course was sanctioned in the second respondent's school during the academic year 2000-01. The first respondent/petitioner pointed out that the Higher Secondary Course was sanctioned as provided in Ext.P1 Government Order dated 1.10.1991. Ext.P2 Circular issued by the Director of Higher Secondary Education dated 2.2.1999 would reveal that it is mandatory to have infrastructural facilities like laboratories, libraries etc. for sanctioning Higher Secondary course. The second respondent appointed the first respondent as Librarian Gr.III in the Higher Secondary wing of the second respondent's school on 16.8.2001. Though motion for approval of the said appointment was made before t