NAINAR SUNDARAM, J.

This writ appeal is directed against the order of the learned single Judge, dated 20-4-1990 in W. P. No. 6796 of 1988 and the order of clarification, dated 25th June, 1990 passed in W. M. P. No. 10748 of 1990 in that writ petition. We will presently refer to the import and impact of the orders of the learned single Judge. Before that, we must refer to the array of parties so that we could deal with the controversy in this writ appeal conveniently and appropriately. The first respondent in the writ appeal is the petitioner in the writ petition. Respondents 2 and 3 in the writ appeal are respondents 1 and 5 in the writ petition. Respondents 2 to 4 in the writ petition are the appellants in the writ apeal. We are referring to the parties as per their array in the writ petition. The petitioner was in the services of the first respondent as a Physical Director. The qualification prescribed for the said post was a pass in Master of Physical Education, the abbreviation being M. P. Ed. The petitioner lacked it. But there were Government Order granting time to personnel like the petitioner to acquire that qualification. On 2-5-1988 the Government extended the