made for considerations other than merit and near and dear ones of the office bearers of the Management succeed in getting appointment to the disadvantage of meritorious candidates. He submits that the teachers and other employees, serving in privately managed Government Aided Institutions are paid salary and other benefits from public exchequer, as are payable to Government teachers, therefore, according to him, public interest demands that appointments in Government Aided Institutions should be fair and transparent and extraneous considerations should not have any role to play in the matter of appointment against available vacancies in Government Aided Institutions. He submits that due to favoritism adopted by Management while making selection, the quality of teaching in such schools has gone down substantially, which has led to deterioration in the standard of education. He further submits that since the State Government is bearing the burden of providing salary and retiral benefits to the teaching and non-teaching employees serving in Government Aided Institutions, therefore, public interest demands that appointments are made in these institutions purely on merit. Learned State Counsel thus submits that the decision to impose ban on appointments was taken at the highest level to check the malpractices adopted by Management while making appointment to teaching and non-teaching positions in Government Aided Institutions.
