In Brief
A teacher-turned-principal at a Navodaya Vidyalaya was dismissed on allegations of sexually harassing a student after a three-member committee inquiry. The Magisterial Inquiry later exonerated him, but the High Court upheld the termination. The Supreme Court found the regular CCS Rules inquiry was bypassed and the appellant was denied a copy of the committee report to challenge it. The Court invoked Article 142 to deem the appellant as having voluntarily retired on the termination date and directed payment of service benefits, emphasizing this order applied only to the peculiar facts and would not serve as precedent."
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