(1.) Leave to file appeal is granted in all the petitions for special leave.
(2.) The common judgment and order of a Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in a batch of writ petitions and special appeals delivered on October 6, 1998 is under challenge. The unsuccessful writ petitioners are the appellants in these appeals. The controversy in the writ petitions as also in these appeals relates to the selection and appointment of Principals/Headmasters of various recognised private aided intermediate colleges and secondary schools in Uttar Pradesh and other allied matters.
(3.) The conclusions reached by the Division Bench of the High Court, in the impugned judgment, may be summarised as follows: