Mathews P. Mathew, J.

1. The Petitioner is a last grade servant in the first respondent's school. He was appointed as a full time menial with effect from 1-1-1982 as against the third sanctioned vacancy of full time menial in the said school during the academic year 1983-84. The second respondent - District Educational Officer visited the school on 25-7-1983 and on the basis of the said visit issued Ext. P1 staff fixation order dated 30-7-1983 fixing the staff strength of the school, whereby one post of full time menial was abolished on the basis that the effective total strength of the students in the school was below 1500 namely, 1492. Aggrieved by Ext. P1. the manager of the school made a representation to the 6th respondent - State Government seeking a revisit by the District Educational Officer, for the purpose of refixation of the staff strength. According the second respondent revisited the school on 20-9-1963 and the report of the revisit is submitted as Ext. P1(a). It was found that there was some increase in the strength of school. According to the petitioner the increase is sufficient for sanctioning the continuance of the third full time post of menial, but accor