MODERN SCHOOL Vs. SHASHI PAL SHARMA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Appellant herein is a school recognized and governed under the Delhi School Education Act, 1973 (for short, the Act) and the rules framed thereunder. First Respondent herein had, at all material times, been working as a Sanskrit teacher in the appellant school. On or about 14.03.1997, his wife made a complaint to the Principal of the school informing that the First Respondent had made fake coupons meant to be used at the fate of the school held on 15.12.1996. Several other serious allegations were made by the first respondents wife against him. He tendered his resignation purported to be on the ground of having some domestic problems. The said letter of resignation reads thus :

(3.) Indisputably, acceptance of resignation by the appellant from a teacher is governed by Section 114A of Act, 1973 which reads as under :