( 1 ) STATE of U. P. through Secretary (Education), U. P. Government, Lucknow and Additional director of Education (Secondary) U. P. , Allahabad have preferred this Special Appeal against judgment and order dated 5. 11. 1997 passed by learned single Judge in Writ Petition No. 22407 of 1987. Irfan Ahmad Siddiqui v. State of U. P. and another, under Article 226, Constitution of india, claiming a writ of certiorari to quash the impugned orders dated 31st December 1985. 4th september, 1986. issued by Additional Director of Education (Secondary) U. P. and 17th June, 1987. passed by Director of Education (Annexures-9, 19 and 20 to the writ petition ).

( 2 ) THE facts of the case are as follows :

Petitioner was appointed, after being selected by U. P. Public Service Commission, Allahabad as Assistant Master (Chemistry) in June. 1971. In a Government Inter College-under U. P. Special Subordinate Education Service and at the relevant time, petitioner was posted as Lecturer (Chemistry) in Government Intermediate College. Allahabad.

( 3 ) PETITIONER, (in response to an advertisement issued by the Government of Nigeria in the year 1981 inviting application for appointment of teach