JUDGMENT :

1) The petitioner through the medium of present writ petition has sought the following reliefs:

i) CERTIORARI, quashing the order bearing No. JKSS/1082/Adm 2003-9 dated 19-06-2014 by virtue of which periodical increments in favour of the petitioner was withheld.

ii) CERTIORARI, quashing the order bearing No. JKSS/1117/Adm/2764-72 dated 25-10-2014 by virtue of which the pay and grade of the petitioner was reduced.

iii) QUO WARRENTO, declaring the appointment of respondent No.4 as Principal J&K Sainik School Manasbal void ab-initio.

iv) MANDAMUS, commanding the respondents to pay to the petitioner the pay attached to the post of Head-Master.

v) MANDAMUS, commanding the respondents not to make any recovery in view of and order bearing No. JKSS/1117/Adm/ 2764-72 dated 25-10-2014 by virtue of which the pay and grade of the petitioner was reduced.

2) It is pertinent to mention here that during the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is abandoning reliefs prayed at serial No.(i) and (iii) quoted above. The writ petition is, therefore, confined to the legality and validity of order dated 25.10.2014 (supra).

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