JUDGMENT

Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, J. - The State of Uttarakhand has challenged the legality of the order dated 28.07.2017, passed by the learned Single Judge, in Writ Petition (M/S) No.2340 of 2014, whereby the learned Single Judge has allowed the writ petition filed by the Committee of Management of Udairaj Hindu Inter College and others, and has directed the District Education Officer to accord approval to the appointment of persons for the Class IV posts. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall be referred to as arrayed in the writ petition.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the Committee of Management of Udairaj Hindu Inter College, and the BSV Inter College, the petitioner Nos.2 and 4 respectively, are managed by the Committee of Management, the petitioner Nos.1 and 3. The Inter Colleges are situated in Kashipur and Jaspur in District Udham Singh Nagar. Both the colleges have several posts of class IV employees which were lying vacant. Therefore, the Committee of Management sought the permission from the respondent-department for filling up the said vacant posts.

3. According to the petitioners, on 14.09.2011, the Director of School Education, the respondent No.2, d