Head Master,Lawrence School,Lovedale vs Jayanthi Raghu & Anr

The Supreme Court held that the termination of a teacher's services without a disciplinary enquiry was impermissible as she had attained the status of a confirmed employee under Rule 4.9 of the Rules of Lawrence School, Lovedale. The Court emphasized that the maximum probation period was three years, and since no confirmation order was issued before the termination, the teacher's services were deemed confirmed. The Division Bench's ruling that the termination was not stigmatic was upheld, leading to the conclusion that the termination order was invalid due to the lack of an enquiry.