In Brief
Asha Education Society appealed against orders requiring reinstatement and full back wages for teachers terminated when their course was de-recognized. The school appointed teachers on year-to-year basis corresponding to temporary course recognition. The Supreme Court held that such temporary appointments did not create permanent employment. Upon course de-recognition, reinstatement was not warranted. The teachers were entitled only to back wages for the remaining period of the academic year in which they were terminated, reflecting the temporary nature of their appointment and the legitimate grounds for termination when the course ceased to exist.
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