In Brief
Swapna Mohanty was a Lecturer whose services were terminated in 2001. She appealed to the Director of Higher Education in 2002. The Director allowed her appeal in 2006, setting aside the termination. She then sought approval of her appointment to the 1st post. The High Court reversed the State Education Tribunal's order granting her relief, holding that it violated natural justice because Respondent No. 4 (who held the 1st post after her termination) was not impleaded, and that the Director lacked jurisdiction to decide after the college became grant-in-aid. The Supreme Court held: the Director retained jurisdiction to decide appeals filed before grant-in-aid status even if decided afterwards; Respondent No. 4 was not a necessary party as his relegation to his original post was a natural consequence of reversing the termination. The High Court's judgment was set aside.
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