CYRIL E. FERNANDES vs SR. MARIA LYDIA & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the scope of an appeal is limited to what directly concerns the appellant, emphasizing that a person can only claim to be aggrieved if their legal rights are directly affected. The Court dismissed the appeal by the teacher against the Judicial Commissioner's decision, which ruled that the termination of the teacher's services was valid under Rule 74(2) of the Grant-in-aid Code and did not require an enquiry under Rule 74(3). The Court affirmed that the dispute was primarily between the school management and the Government, and the teacher's rights were not directly impacted by the Judicial Commissioner's ruling.