Supreme Court of India

M/s Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans Public School v. M. Vimala

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Bench Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu JJ.
Decided 6 August 2026

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What the Court ordered

The impugned judgment, in which the Single Judge’s order has merged, is set aside. The civil appeal stands allowed; consequently, the writ petition of the first respondent would stand dismissed.

Judgment, 31

In brief

The appellant school appointed the first respondent as a teacher on ad hoc basis in June 2003 and re-appointed her for the academic years 2004-05 and 2005-06, then placed her on probation for one year from 1st January 2006, the appointment letter stating expressly that the appointment would not be effective beyond 31st December 2006 without a fresh order and that completion of probation would not entail automatic confirmation.…

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