In Brief
An employee's legal representatives challenged the termination of the employee's services from a private school and claimed entitlement to family pension under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules 1981. The High Court had allowed the writ petition, but the Supreme Court found the High Court's reasoning flawed. The Court held that the mandatory requirements of Rule 37(6) of the 1981 Rules were satisfied, making the High Court's decision misconceived. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's orders and remanded the matter for reconsideration on proper legal grounds, while directing payment of the family pension within one month.
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