S. D. Agarwala, J.

1. By means of the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the order dated October 13, 1987. In this order, the District Inspector of Schools, Jhansi, has refused to give approval to the ad hoc appointment of the petitioner in Gandhi Vidyalaya Inter College, Mauranipur, district Jhansi, in the C. T. Grade on the ground that the provision of section 18 of the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Services Commission and Selection Board Act, 1982 (U. P. Act No. 5 of 1982) (hereinafter referred to as the Act) does not apply.

2. Parties are agreed that since the petition involves a pure question of law, it may be disposed off finally at this stage.

Section 18 of the Act provides for the appointment of ad hoc teachers in certain contingencies. Sub-section (1) of section 18 of the Act deals with the appointment of teachers specified in the Schedule. Sub-section (2) deals with the appointment of teachers other than teachers specified in the Schedule with the substitution of the expression "Board' for the expression 'Commission'. Section 18 sub-sections (1) and (2) which are relevant for the purposes of determini