LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-357

SAVITRI PUSHPASHIL PATEL Vs. SHRI GANESH SHIKSHAN SANSTHA

Decided On March 15, 2022
Savitri Pushpashil Patel Appellant
V/S
Shri Ganesh Shikshan Sanstha Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present Bench has been constituted by the Hon'ble the Chief Justice to answer the following question :

(2.) The facts leading to the reference are as under :

(3.) When the matter came up before the learned Division Bench, noticing the view of the learned Division Bench, in (Mohammedi Fida Hussain Vs. State of Maharashtra), 1986(88) Bom.L.R. 557, which held that the power to recommend under sec. 11(3) of the MEPS Act constitutes an independent remedy to an employee of a private school, which decision has been referred/followed in (Sudhakar Vs. State of Maharashtra and others), 2000(4) Bom.C.R. 113; (Badarunnisa Begum Sheikh Abbas Vs. State of Maharashtra and others), 2004(2) Bom.C.R.(Cri.) 472(A.B.) : 2004(2) Mh.L.J. 407; (Mohammad Salam Anamul Haque Vs. S.A. Azmi and others), 2001 (Supp.2) Bom.C.R. 37 : 2001(1) Mh.L.J. 249 ; (Vilas Shankarrao Deshmukh and others Vs. S.A. Ghode and others), 2001(2) Bom.C.R. 116 : 2001(1) Mh.L.J. 261, and a similar view taken by the learned Single Judge in (Education Society, Yavatmal Vs. Narayan Govindrao Deshpande), 2005(6) Bom.C.R. 325(N.B.) : 2004(5) Mh.L.J. 417, and being unable to agree with the same for the reasons recorded therein, being of the view that the power to recommend under sec. 11(3) of the MEPS Act, did not constitute an independent remedy, but was an action/ relief which could be granted by the School Tribunal while deciding the appeal under sec. 9 of the MEPS Act, itself, had framed the above question and had requested the Hon'ble the Chief Justice to constitute a larger Bench to decide the same, which is how, the question has come before us for an opinion/answer.