Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981

The appellant, an educational society, dismissed its principal (the first respondent) after a departmental inquiry found several charges proved. The principal appealed to the School Tribunal, which set aside the dismissal on the ground that the Inquiry Committee was not constituted as required by Rule 36(2)(b) of the 1…

The Supreme Court examined a challenge to the Maharashtra Government's order dated 16 May 2006 that granted permission to 1,495 new higher secondary schools on a permanent no‑grant basis, subject to conditions under the Education Code and the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Act, 1977. T…

The Progressive Education Society appointed Rajendra as a teacher on a two‑year probation starting 9 August 1992. Before the probation period ended, the Society terminated his services on 1 August 1994, citing unsatisfactory performance and paid notice pay. Rajendra challenged the termination under the Maharashtra Empl…

The case concerned the termination of Vidya, a headmistress, after a disciplinary inquiry under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981. An Enquiry Committee of three members prepared a combined report, signed by all members, with one member dissenting, and the termination was u…

MIS. Yeshwant Gramin Shikshan Sanstha, a society that runs 29 grant‑in‑aid schools and colleges in Maharashtra, appointed 16 part‑time librarians with the permission of the State Government. The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner claimed the society had defaulted on EPF contributions for those part‑time employees un…

The appellant, a trust managing a private school, terminated the services of Assistant Teacher Respondent No.1 after an inquiry found him guilty of sexual harassment of adolescent girl students, based on two FIRs, charge‑sheets and witness testimony. The Inquiry Committee, comprising a Convenor, a nominee of the appell…

A school teacher (Respondent No.2) was charged with several offences and an inquiry committee of three members was constituted under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981. Rule 37(6) required the committee to communicate its findings to the Management within ten days. Only the…

The appellant, Secretary of Akola Taluka Education Society, runs a vocational training institute that saw a sharp decline in student enrolment. It terminated the services of several teachers without giving the three‑month notice required under Rule 26 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Servi…