JUDGMENT

A.N. Varma, J. - The petitioner was a confirmed lecturer in Mathematics in the Shivaji Inter College, Knukhondoo, Deoria.

2. Purporting to exercise powers under the proviso to clause 2 of Chapter II of the Regulations framed under the Intermediate Education Act, 1921 on the retirement of the permanent Principal namely Sri Banshidhar Dixit of the aforesaid College, the committee of management pasted a resolution dated 9th of October, 1977 appointing the petitioner as the officiating Principal of the College. It is not disputed that the petitioner has since been working as the officiating Principal of the College. When however, the Manager of the College forwarded the bills of the petitioners salary as the Principal of the College to the District Inspector of Schools, the latter refused to clear the bills of the petitioner on the ground that there was no provision for payment of salary in the principals grade to those who were appointed merely to net as affiliating Principal. The petitioner, thereafter, personally met the District Inspector of schools and placed before him his grievance that under the proviso to Regulation 2 of Chapter II of the aforesaid Regulations read wit