1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith by the consent of the parties and heard finally.

2. The petitioner/employee is aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 22-12-2011 delivered by the School Tribunal whereby his Appeal No. 57 of 2002 has been dismissed.

3. The said Appeal was earlier dismissed by judgment and order dated 14-10-2010 which was quashed and set aside by this Court by its order dated 06-04-2011 passed in Writ Petition No. 11668 of 2010. The appeal was restored on 28-04-2011 and was reheard.

4. The contentions of the petitioner in the light of the memo of admitted facts dated 28-01-2015 and oral submissions are summarised as under :-

a] The petitioner has acquired the degree of Master of Arts and Bachelor of Education (M.A.B.Ed.)

b] He was appointed on 15-07-1991 as a secondary school teacher.

c] The petitioner and the respondent-management are covered by the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 (here-in-after referred to as the “ MEPS Act”) and the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981 (here-in-after referred to as the “ M.E.P.S. Rules”).

d] On 20-12-2001, the petitioner was pl