Sanjeev Narula, J.

The present appeals arising under Clause X of the Letters Patent Appeal are directed against the common impugned judgment dated 5th March 2018 whereby the WP(C) nos. 6155/2016, 6156/2016 and 6513/2016 have been dismissed.

2. While dismissing the writ petitions, the learned Single Judge has upheld the order of the Delhi School Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as "DST") passed in favor of the Appellants. However, at the same time, learned Single Judge has granted liberty to the Respondent-School to conduct de novo inquiry against the Appellants.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

3. Since the facts in all the three writ petitions were quite similar and the orders impugned were challenged on more or less identical grounds, the petitions were heard together and decided by a common judgment passed by the learned Single Judge. The present appeals likewise, challenge the impugned judgment mostly on identical grounds and hence, the same are being decided by a common judgment. However, for the sake of clarity, the essential facts of one of the appeals being LPA No. 199/2018