Hon’ble P.K.S. Baghel, J.—The petitioners are Class IV employees in an Intermediate College, they are aggrieved by the orders passed by the District Magistrate Auraiya dated 12.2.1999 and 26.2.1999 whereby the District Magistrate had issued a direction to the District Inspector of Schools to stop their salaries on the ground that their appointments are illegal.

2. The basic facts pertinent to issue in question may be stated as follows :

3. Sri Janta Inter College, Ajeetmal is an Intermediate College recognised by the Board of High School and Intermediate Education. It receives aid out of State Fund. The provisions of the U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921, the regulations framed thereunder and the U.P. High Schools and Intermediate College (Payment of Salaries of the Teachers and other Employees) Act, 1971 are applicable to the institution.

4. It is stated that in the institution there are 31 sanctioned posts of Class IV employees. The committee of management after obtaining the permission of the District Inspector of Schools, issued an advertisement on 1.3.1998 in local daily ‘Dainik Etawah Mail’ inviting applications for appointment against those vacant posts. The peti