TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2007 (4) TMI 619
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....ster arose in the said School in 1981. One Mrs. Irane Ferreira, an Assistant Teacher, much junior to the appellant was appointed as the Head Mistress bypassing the appellant's claim to the said post. Aggrieved by the action, the appellant approached the High Court of Bombay, Goa Bench at Panaji by filing Writ Petition No. 56 of 1985 on June 24, 1985 which was admitted. But by the time the petition came up for hearing, Mrs. Ferreira retired from service, the petition became infructuous and rejected accordingly. But again, in view of vacancy for the post of Head Master, the Departmental Promotion Committee ('DPC' for short) met to select a candidate for the post of Head Master and one Mr. Conception Almeida respondent No.4 herein was selected....
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....enance grant or derecognizing the School as per Rules would be taken. In spite of such letter, the management of respondent No.3-School did not take any action within stipulated period. On September 22, 1987, the Director of Education imposed penalty of 25% cut in the maintenance grant of the school for the academic year 1987-88 or till the directives issued to the respondent No.3-School by the Directorate would be complied with. The School was further cautioned that non-compliance of the directives by the Directorate might result in severe penalty on respondent No.3-School including suspension/stoppage of entire maintenance grant or withdrawal of permission granted to run the Institution. 5. An appeal preferred by respondent No.3-School....
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....recting the Education Department to look into her grievance and to pass appropriate order in accordance with law. 7. In the light of the direction issued by this Court, the Director of Education asked respondent No.3-School to reconvene the meeting of DPC for filling up the post of Head Master of the School which fell vacant in 1985. The Director of Education appointed Deputy Director of Education, South Zone as his representative in accordance with the provisions of Rule 74(3) (a) of the Goa School Education Rules, 1986 to be one of the Members of DPC with a view to ensure that all Rules and Regulations are strictly adhered to. The said action was challenged by the third respondent-School by filing Writ Petition No. 124 of 1997 in th....
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....liable to be dismissed, whereas the writ petition of the School Management was required to be allowed. Accordingly, Rule was discharged in the petition filed by the appellant petitioner and Rule was made absolute in the petition filed by the School Management. The appellant has challenged the said order by filing the present appeals. 9. We have heard learned counsel for the parties. 10. It was contended that the order passed by the High Court deserves to be quashed and set aside. It was submitted that the appellant was senior-most Assistant Teacher appointed as early as in 1965 and in spite of her seniority, she was not appointed as the Head Mistress though substantive vacancy had arisen in 1981. When Mrs. Ferreira was appointed as....