Order Directing Minority School to Issue Fresh Show-Cause Notice to Teacher Dismissed by Unauthorised Person Upheld: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court delivered an important judgment clarifying the procedure for dismissal of a teacher under Section 36(1) Gujarat Secondary Education Act 1972. The Court upheld the Tribunal’s decision and ruled that a minority school must issue a fresh show-cause notice before imposing punishment if the earlier dismissal was not done by a properly authorized person. The judgment was delivered by Justice Maulik J Shelat, who emphasized that legal…