O.P.15822/98 was filed by the petitioner, who is a Dance Teacher, praying for a direction to the Management of Marian Junior College, Kottayam, to reinstate her in service. O.P.17349/98 was filed by the Management of that school, challenging an order passed by the Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education, holding that the termination of the services of the petitioner in O.P.15822/98 is illegal. So, there Original Petition are heard and disposed of, by this common judgment.

2. O.P.17349/1998. The petitioners are respectively, the educational agency and the Principal of Marian Junior College, which is a Higher Secondary School, affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The 2nd respondent was a Dance Teacher in their school. The 1st respondent is the Secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education. The brief facts of the case, as stated by the petitioners, are the following:

3. The 2nd respondent was appointed as a Dance Teacher in the petitioners school on a temporary basis. The initial engagement was for a period of one year from 7.8.1989 to 31.5.1990 on a consolidated pay of Rs.600/- per month. Ext.P1 is the agreement executed between the