Hon’ble Sudhir Agarwal, J.—Petitioner, Sajjan Singh Yadav, holding office of Principal, J.V. Inter College, Ali Nagar, Kenjara, District Firozabad has preferred this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking mandamus commanding respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to pay salary on the post of Principal alongwith entire arrears of salary from the date of his appointment to stop payment of salary to respondent No. 5 Lalta Prasad Goswami; and also, to recover money paid to him after 23.12.2005. By subsequent amendment, the petitioner has also sought a writ of certiorari for quashing order dated 30.12.2009 (Annexure 16 to the writ petition) issued by U.P. Secondary Education Service Selection Board, Allahabad (hereinafter referred to as UPESSB) recommending respondent No. 6 for appointment to the post of Principal.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner stated that presently he is confining his prayer/relief in so far as it relates to respondent No. 6 since respondent No. 5 has already retired in the meanwhile.

3. Heard Sri Arvind Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos. 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8; and Sri Anil Bhushan learne