HARSHPAL SINGH NEGI vs ST MARYS SCHOOL SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE AND ORS

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$~77 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 49/2025 and CM APPLs. 3933-3935/2025 HARSHPAL SINGH NEGI .....Appellant Through: Mr. Khagesh B Jha, Ms. Shikha Sharma Bagga, Mr. Ankit Mann, Mr. Naman Jain and Ms. Jyoti Shokeen, Advocates versus ST MARYS SCHOOL SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Romy Chacko, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sachin Singh Dalal, Mr. Ashwin Romy, Mr. Joe Sabastian and Mr. Akshat Singh, Advocates Mr. Piyush Gupta, CGSC with Mr. Sudhanshu Sharma, Mr. Rohit Goyal and Ms. Deepanshi Gupta, Adv. for R4 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 22.01.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This Letters Patent Appeal is directed against judgment dated 16 December 2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP (C) 16578/20241. 2. In the view that we are taking, it is not necessary for us to detail 1 Harshpal Singh Negi v St. Mary’s School, Safdarjung Enclave Signature Not Verified LPA 49/2025 Page 1 of 6 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:29.01.2025 18:18:19 the trajectory of the litigation, or advert to all the issues in controversy. Suffice it to state that the services of the appellant, who was a Trained Graduate Teacher (Physical Education)2 in the Respondent 1 School3 was terminated on 3 September 2024. WP (C) 16578/2024 against which the present appeal emanates, challenged the said order of termination and also sought to question the minority status of the School. The learned single Judge has held that the writ petition was not maintainable on either challenge. 3. In so far as the aspect of challenge to the termination is concerned, the learned Single Judge, relying on a judgment of the Supreme Court in Shashi Gaur v NCT of Delhi4, has held that the appropriate authority which was