M. F. SALDANHA, J.

( 1 ) AS far as the field of Service Law is concerned, the Courts in this Country have for some time now being repeatedly deprecating sharp and unfair practices particularly when these relate to members of the teaching profession. The expectation was that with the passage of the time and the consistent disapproval in the strongest terms by the Higher Judiciary, that unethical and obnoxious practices would be discontinued. That unfortunately is not the case, and in the international Year dedicated to women, this High Court has come across one more instance where a lady teacher finds herself faced with an even more difficult problem insofar as, after having put in 6 years of service, when she requested for regularisation, her services were abruptly discontinued. What compounds the case is that when she approached this Court for redressal of her grievances, she has been faced with an abnormally high degree of resistance and the manner in which this litigation has been conducted, speaks volumes. This case represents the familiar situation that prevails in thousands of other similar ones where even though a clear vacancy exists, on all sorts of hollow and so called p

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