ANANT R KULKARNI vs Y.P.EDUCATION SOCIETY .

The Supreme Court upheld the decisions of the Bombay High Court and the School Tribunal, which quashed the appellant's termination on grounds of misconduct due to a defective enquiry process not adhering to Rule 36 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private School Rules, 1981. The Court emphasized that the enquiry was improperly conducted with only two members instead of the required three, leading to the conclusion that the charges against the appellant were not substantiated. The Court allowed the respondents to conduct a fresh enquiry into the charges against the appellant.