JUDGMENT

Anil R. Dave, J. —

1. Leave granted.

2. Being aggrieved by the Judgment and Order dated 7th February, 2005 in CWP No.3267 of 2004 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, this appeal has been filed by Khalsa High School, Mansa, District Mansa, Punjab, through its Manager.

3. The facts giving rise to the present litigation in a nutshell are as under:

4. Respondent nos. 3 to 7 were appointed on probation as teachers by the management of the appellant’s school. They were appointed on probation with a clear understanding that they were to remain on probation for a period of one year and if during the said period of probation, their work was not found to be satisfactory, their services would be terminated. The said fact had been incorporated in their appointment orders and the said understanding was also in consonance with the provisions of Rule 8 of the Punjab Privately-Managed Recognized Schools Employees (Security of Services) Rules, 1981 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Rules’). As work of the said teachers was not found to be satisfactory, the period of probation was extended by a further period of six months, but even during the extended period, thei