NAMRATA RAMCHANDRA ZAGADE vs SHRI. GUJARATI SHIKSHAN PRACHARAK MANDAL, PUNE AND ORS

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WP.3076.2022.doc Ajay IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3076 OF 2022 Namrata Ramchandra Zagade .. Petitioner Versus Shri. Gujrati Shikshan Pracharak Mandal, Pune & Ors. .. Respondents ....................  Mr. Vivek M. Punjabi a/w Mr. Priyansh R. Jain, Advocates for Petitioner.  Mr. Shubham Misar, Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 to 10.  Ms. Vaishali Nimbalkar, AGP for Respondent Nos.11 and 12 – State. ......…........... CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE: : FEBRUARY 03, 2026 JUDGMENT: 1. Present Petition impugns judgment dated 01.02.2022 passed by the School Tribunal, Pune whereby Appeal filed by Appellant (Petitioner herein) against her termination dated 06.03.2019 was partially allowed declaring her termination as illegal. Respondent No.1 – Management was directed to pay six months salary as compensation to Petitioner in lieu of reinstatement within a period of 30 days. 2. Briefly stated, present dispute pertains to illegal termination of service of Petitioner who was appointed as Assistant Teacher in Respondent No.7 – School and who rendered uninterrupted service for more than nine years prior to her termination dated 06.03.2019. 2.1. Petitioner is duly qualified, holding degrees of Bachelor of 1 WP.3076.2022.doc Science (B.Sc.) and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) with specialization in Science and Mathematics and was eligible to be appointed as a trained Teacher for secondary classes in terms of Rule 6 read with Schedule ‘B’, Clause 3 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Rules, 1981 (for short “MEPS Rules”). 2.2. Respondent No.1 is a Minority Educational Society registered under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950. Respondent Nos.2 to 6 are its trustees and office bearers and constitute the “Managem