% 27.03.2026
1. This petition challenges the order dated 28th August, 2018, passed by
the Directorate of Education [“DoE”], whereby the Petitioner’s case for
promotion to the post of Principal and the consequential fixation of pay has
been rejected. The dispute relates to a minority aided school and raises a
narrow but important question: whether, after the management of such a
school had promoted the Petitioner as Principal, the DoE could treat the
matter as one requiring approval of the promotion itself and reject it on
grounds drawn from executive instructions relating to service conditions.
Facts
