HULUVADI G. RAMESH, J.

For the sake of convenience, the parties will be referred to as per their rank in the Writ Appeal.

2. Since the subject matter and the issues involved in both of the matters are common, they are taken up together and being disposed of by this common judgment.

3. The fifth respondent, who was working as Head Master in the appellant school was placed under suspension on certain lapses and initiated disciplinary proceedings against him, which ended in imposing major penalty of his dismissal from service. This was also confirmed by the 3rd respondent, Chief Educational Officer, Coimbatore. Aggrieved by the same, the 5th respondent preferred an appeal before the Joint Director of School Education (Higher Education), 2nd respondent herein, which also came to be rejected. Thereafter, the 5th respondent also preferred an appeal before the Private Schools Tribunal, Tiruppur and also before the 1st respondent. The first respondent, while setting aside the order of dismissal, remitted the matter to the respondents 2 and 3 for fresh consideration. Challenging these orders, the appellant has filed the Writ Petition.

4. The learned Judge, after adverting to the rival