Honble Sudhir Agarwal, J.—Both these writ petitions have been filed by the same petitioner Smt. Shail Kumari Singh and involve common questions of law and fact, hence, as requested and agreed by learned Counsel for the parties, have been heard together and are being decided by this common judgment.

2. Writ Petition No. 21119 of 2004 (hereinafter referred to as the first petition) has been filed assailing the order dated 21.2.2004, issued by District Basic Education Officer, Jaunpur (hereinafter referred to as "the B.S.A.") granting approval to the appointment of respondent No. 6, Sudhir Kumar Singh as Head Master of Sangram Balika Vidyalaya, Sarokhanpur, Badlapur, district Jaunpur (hereinafter referred to as "the institution") as also the appointment letter dated 23.2.2004, issued by Committee of Management of the institution to respondent No. 6 pursuant to approval granted by the B.S.A. She has also sought a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents not to interfere in her functioning as Headmistress of the institution till a regularly selected candidate recommended by the U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board (hereinafter referred to as "the Selection Board"