In Brief
Trigun Chand Thakur, a Sanskrit teacher at a privately managed school financially aided by the State, was suspended and later terminated. He filed writ petitions seeking relief. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal, holding that private school management committees—even if state-aided—are not 'State' under Article 12 of the Constitution. Therefore, terminated teachers cannot seek writ remedies against such committees. A consent order from the High Court cannot alter this jurisdictional limit or confer State status on private entities.
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