Administrative orders affecting civil rights require adherence to natural justice principles, including the opportunity for parties to be heard before such orders are enforced.

1. The facts of this case as set out in the petition are as follows: -
The petitioners are the President and Secretary respectively of the Managing Committee of Savitri Pathashala, a primary school situated at No.5 / D, Muktaram Babu Street. Calcutta - 7 (hereinafter referred to as the said School). The petitioners state that since 1933 prominent members of the Marwari Community in Calcutta made and collected donations from various persons from time to time for, inter alia, to take charge of, maintain, manage and improve a Girls' School known as the Savitri Pathshala together with its properties and to take the control of or establish any other schools for Girls elsewhere as might be considered necessary or desirable and to spread education among and to promote the religious, moral and intellectual advancement of high caste Up - country Hindu Girls and particularly Marwari Girls belonging to Sat Grihastha as, that is to say, respectable families professing the Sanatan Hindu and Jain religion. The petitioners state that with some prominent members of the Marwari Community i.e., Rai Bahadur Hozarimull Dudwewall, Rai Bahadur Badri Das Goenka, Rai Bahadur Ramdev Chokhani. Rai Bahadur Ramji Das Bajoria, Sri Gobardhan Das Shroff, Sri Ram Kumar Jhunjhunwala and Sri Surajmull Jalan constituted themselves trustees for carrying out the said purposes. The petitioners state that on 24th Apr. 1970, Savitri Educational, and Charitable Trust was executed and Mohanlal Jalan, Hari Krishna Jhajheria since deceased and Parmeshwar Lal Kedia were and except Hari Krishna Jhajharia, along with others still are the trustees of the said Savitri Educational and Charitable Trust. The petitioners state that the objects and purposes of the Trust as declared in the said Trust Deed are, inter alia, that the trustees would continue to allow the said Savitri Pathshala to be run in accordance with the object of the said Trust. The petitioners state that the said Savitri Pathshala have two sections, primary and secondary. Pursuant to the direction given by the respondent No.3 a separate Managing Committee of Savitri Pathshala (Primary Section) in May, 1979, was constituted with two elected Guardians' representatives two elected teachers' representatives and two members nominated by the Savitri Educational and Charitable Trust with the Head of the Institution as ex - officio member. Reports of the said constitution of the Managing Committee were duly submitted to the respondent No.3 and approval for the said constituted Managing Committee was sought for from the respondent No.3 but it is alleged that the petitioners are not aware of what has happened to the fate of said prayers seeking approval of the said Managing Committee. After the said constitution of the Managing Committee, the members held office bearers election and started functioning for the well being of the said institution. Thereafter Sri Biren Mishra, Dy. Inspector of Schools attached to the office of the respondent No.3 visited the said primary section of the school several months ago and enquired about the constitution of the Managing Committee and also of the procedure for holding election. At the time of the said enquiry by the said Dy. Inspector of Schools the Head Teacher explained everything to him in details, and relevant papers and / or records were also shown to the satisfaction of the said Dy. Inspector of Schools. The petitioners state that thereafter the Managing Committee held several meetings and took some important decisions in the management of the said primary section of the school and started functioning for the better and well being of the said primary school. The teachers and staff also got their respective D.A. from the respondent No.1. The petitioners state that one Mr. Biren Mishra, a Sub-Inspector of Schools attached to the office of the respondent No.3 visited the school without prior intimation to the petitioners and without consulting the petitioners and / or the Managin