JUDGMENT :

Shaffique, J.

The petitioner in WP(C) No. 39809/2018 has preferred this appeal challenging judgment dated 27/11/2019 of the learned Single Judge. Petitioner is the Manager of St.Paul's Higher Secondary School, Kozhinjampara which is an Aided School and it claims to be a minority institution. Coimbatore Diocese Society had established several Aided Schools and it was being managed by two Managers. For administrative convenience, another Diocese was established under the name Sultanpet Diocese, Palakkad on 28/12/2013. Seven of the aforesaid institutions came under the said Diocese which was approved by the Deputy Director of Education as per his order dated 15/2/2016. The byelaws of the Corporate Management was approved. It was stated that the St.Paul's Higher Secondary School, Kozhinjampara shall be treated as a separate unit under the Manager appointed by Bishop of Diocese of Sultanpet and the other 6 schools constitute another separate unit. All the 7 Aided Schools were brought under the administrative control of Bishop of Sultanpet Diocese. Vacancy of a Headmaster had arisen in the school on 4/5/1981. The Manager appointed one Sri.A.N.Thankappan as Headmaster. Though the