V.KAMESWAR RAO, J.

1. The challenge in this writ petition is to the order dated July 18, 2008 passed by the Delhi School Tribunal (“Tribunal” in short) in Appeal No.14/1997 filed by the respondent No.1 herein against order dated December 12, 1996 purporting to be an order of her termination from the services of the petitioner No.1 School.

2. It was the case of the respondent No.1 that she was employed as an Assistant Teacher by the petitioner school however she was not paid according to her scale. It was her case that her work and conduct was satisfactory showing excellent result. She and other teachers made a representation to the Directorate of Education-respondent No.2 to pay her salary by cheque. It was her case that due to this the management of the petitioner school became vindictive and they entangled her in various criminal cases and started issuing various memos to her. The petitioners dispatched a letter on December 23, 1996 by antedating the same to December 02, 1996 alleging that the petitioner school had surrendered her post. Neither any charge-sheet was served nor any opportunity was granted to her before surrendering her post which had the effect of her term