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9. Some time prior to 1994, the State of Maharashtra had constituted Shri V. V. Chiplunkar Committee for recommending staffing pattern of non teaching employees for the schools, high schools and junior colleges based upon the strength of students. The staffing pattern prescribed in the Secondary School Code was found to be inappropriate and efficiency of the administration was adversely affected. Shri V. V. Chiplunkar Committee submitted its report to the State Government. The State Government thereafter issued a Government Resolution dated 28th June, 1994 accepting the said report submitted by Shri V. V. Chiplunkar committee. In so far as controversy involved in these petitions is concerned, the provisions of the said Government Resolution regarding post of librarian and which are material for the purposes of deciding these petitions are as under :

10. It is case of the petitioners that, after issuance of said Government WP No.12902/18 & Ors.

Resolution dated 28th June, 1994, staffing pattern of non teaching employees in the school was governed by the provisions of the Secondary School Code. Clause 4 of the said Government Resolution provided that for filling up the vacancies of non teaching staff in the secondary school, it should be presumed that the existing norms prescribed in Secondary School Code are changed accordingly. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune should submit a draft of necessary amendment to Secondary School Code to the Government.

11. It is the case of petitioners that, the norms prescribed in the Secondary School Code were accordingly changed and new norms were required to be made. The formal amendment to Secondary School Code was also contemplated, but it was not necessary to wait till the amendment. The Education Officer (Secondary) of each district was directed to evaluate the strength of each school and submit the report as to in which schools the post of full time librarian would become available and from which year the post of full time librarian was required to be approved.

42. In view of the said Government Resolution dated 28th June 1994, the staffing pattern of non teaching employees in the school was governed by the provisions of the Secondary School Code. Clause 4 of the said Government Resolution dated 28 th June 1994 clearly provided WP No.12902/18 & Ors.

that for filling up the posts of non teaching staff in the secondary school, it should be presumed that the existing norms prescribed in the Secondary School Code were changed accordingly. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune should submit a draft of necessary amendment to Secondary School Code to the Government. New norms prescribed in the Secondary School Code were accordingly changed. The Education Officer (Secondary) of each district was directed to evaluate strength of each school and submit the report as to in which school the post of full time librarian would become available and from which year the post of full time librarian was required to be approved.