Writ Petition Maintainable Against Minority Aided School Where Breach of Statutory Service Safeguards Is Alleged: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that a writ petition is maintainable against a minority aided school where an employee alleges violation of statutory provisions governing service conditions. The Court observed that when a body performing a public function or public duty is accused of violating statutory provisions, the dispute cannot be treated as a purely private contractual matter and is therefore amenable to the writ jurisdiction under Article 226…