Arun Tandon, J.—Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The controversy involved in the writ petition pertains to the consideration of the experience obtained by the teachers while working in recognized institutions affiliated to Central Board for

Secondary Education, New Delhi (C.B.S.E.) for the purpose of being eligible for appointment as Principal/ Headmaster of the institutions recognized under the Intermediate Education Act. Petitioners have made application for the purpose of being considered for the post of Principal in response to the advertisement published by the U. P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board, being Advertisement No. 2/2008. Under Appendix-A to Chapter-II of the regulations framed under the Intermediate Education Act for being considered for appointment on the post of Principal, a teacher has to be possessed of necessary teaching experience of imparting education to students of classes IX to XII.

3. In the facts of the case the teaching experience required is four years. Petitioners claim that they have been working as regular teacher in the institutions recognized/affiliated to the C.B.S.E., New Delhi for more than four years. However, t