J U D G M E N T

CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J.

1. The instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed on behalf of Mukherjee Memorial Senior Secondary School, through its Principal P.K. Jain, praying for inter alia the following reliefs:-

“i) Issue writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing and set aside the impugned order dated 9.8.2012 passed in Appeal No. 51/2011 may kindly be quashed and set aside and the appeal filed by the respondent No. 2 before the School Tribunal may be dismissed with costs.

ii) Cost of the proceedings be awarded in favour of the Petitioner and against the Respondents.”

FACTUAL MATRIX

2. A perusal of the record reveals that the following course of events culminated into the controversy in the instant matter before this Court:-

a. The petitioner School appointed respondent no. 2, as TGT (Mathematics) on 8th July 2008, along with 17 other appointees, in the pay scale of Rs. 5500-9000. Respondent no. 2, accordingly, joined his services with the petitioner School on 14th July 2008.

b. The appointment letter of the newly appointed teachers mentioned that their appointment was subject to two years‟ probation. The appointment l