This writ petition examines the scope and extent of protection available to the teachers teaching in the Schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, (the Board ).

THE FACTS:

2. The petitioners were appointed as teachers in the Delhi Public School, Site No. 3, Meerut Road, Ghaziabad (the DPS School ). The details regarding their appointment and confirmation are as follows:

(a) The petitioner-1 was appointed for 89 days as a post graduate teacher in Physics on 13-7-1987. Subsequently, he was appointed as a trained graduate teacher on probation for one year on 29-3-1988. There is no date regarding his confirmation but it is alleged in paragraph 15 of the writ petition that he was confirmed. This allegation is not specifically denied in the counter-affidavit and we hold that he was a confirmed teacher. Later on, he was promoted as a post graduate teacher in Physics on 30th June, 1990.

(b) The petitioner-2 was appointed as a Post Graduate Teacher in Commerce on 7-3-1987 on probation of one year. His services were confirmed on 5-4-1988 with effect from 1-4-1988.

(c) The petitioner-3 was appointed as a Trained Graduate Teacher on probation of one year o