#MEPS Rules

Bombay High Court quashed orders declaring teachers surplus, ruling that seniority under Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Rules must account for total service, including periods in unaided divisions. The Education Officer’s mechanical reliance on a prior judgment without applying mind to individual service records violates procedural fairness.

Bombay High Court rules that an employee who deliberately avoids disciplinary proceedings cannot later challenge procedural defects, such as delayed documents or non-supply of inquiry reports. The judgment reinforces that waiver of natural justice rights through non-participation precludes subsequent legal remedies under service law.