JUDGMENT

1. This writ petition has got a chequered history. Previously a batch of teaching and non-teaching staff of the New Hindi Secondary School, a privately managed Educational Institution, approached this court by filing a writ petition, being W.P. (C) No. 360/2008, for releasing their pay and allowances and other pecuniary benefits w.e.f. 01.04.2007 at the rate as applicable for the teaching and non-teaching employees of Grant-in-aid educational institutions. Indisputably, the New Hindi Secondary School was brought under the grant-in-aid scheme by the Govt. of Tripura, by the notification dated 16.04.2007, Annexure 4 to this writ petition. During pendency of the said writ petition, the grant-in-aid status of the New Hindi Secondary School was withdrawn by the Govt. of Tripura w.e.f. 01.04.2007 by the notification dated 17.12.2008, Annexure-21 to this petition. It would be appropriate to note that before 17.12.2008, no benefit under the grant-in-aid scheme was released in favour of the said school. Challenging the said notification dated 17.12.2008, the Managing Committee of the New Hindi Secondary School filed another writ petition, being W.P. (C) No. 235/200