MUNICIPAL CORPN. OF GREATER MUMBAI vs LAXMI HARISH SHARMA .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to reinstate a teacher whose services were terminated due to a reduction in student numbers, emphasizing that such termination requires approval from the Municipal Corporation's school department. The Court found the High Court's direction for the Municipal Corporation to pay 50% backwages and recover it from the school management and its officers unwarranted, particularly the claim that an officer misled the Court. The appeal was disposed of by deleting the directions against the Corporation's officers while affirming the payment of backwages to the teacher.