Whenever the attorney general determines that any person appointed by the governor to any public office, position, board, commission, department, agency or other instrumentality of the state, or any governmental subdivision thereof, does not possess the requisite qualifications prescribed by law for such appointee, or that the appointment was otherwise in contravention of such law or any other law of this state, said attorney general shall commence ouster proceedings against such appointee in the manner provided in the code of civil procedure.