S. Ravindra Bhat, J.

1. These proceedings are part of a seemingly unending saga concerning Management of the Greenfield Public School and the woes of its teachers who had in the first instance approached this Court in 1995. The period from then till now have witnessed writ proceedings, culminating in a judgment, in 1998; Letters Patent Appeals which ended six years later and two further writ proceedings consequent to directions in the earlier rounds of litigation. Hopefully, this judgment should end these dispute once and for all.

2. The writ petitioners, Management of the Greenfield Public School and Dr. (Smt.) M. Barsaley, its Principal-cum-Manager challenge a show-cause notice dated 2.12.2005 and the order dated 10.01.2006 issued by the second respondent Director of Education (hereafter referred to as "the Director") under Section 24(4), withdrawing recognition of the school, under the Delhi School Education Act as illegal and beyond jurisdiction.

3. The facts, gleaned from the rival pleadings and materials on record, are set out hereafter. On 24.2.1968, the Greenfield Public School Society was incorporated under the Societies Registration Act. It was managing the Green