1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.448 OF 2008 (Indira Gandhi Arts & Commerce College and another vs. Murlidhar s/o Mahadeo Godbole and another) ___________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATED : APRIL 30, 2008 Heard Shri Parsodkar, learned Counsel for the petitioners, Shri Sambre, learned Counsel for the respondent no1, and Shri Thakre, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent no.2. The petition is directed against the judgment dated 17.10.2007 passed by the Grievance Committee whereby termination of service of respondent no.1 has been held to be bad in law. Shri Parsodkar, learned Counsel for the petitioners, states that reasons recorded by the Grievance Committee for holding that order of termination is bad in law are incorrect. It is contended that conclusion arrived at by the 2 Grievance Committee that under the scheme of Shikshan Sevak, petitioner Society could not terminate service of the respondent no.1 without giving him opportunity of hearing and without prior permission of the Regional Deputy Director in this regard is erroneous. It is, therefore, contended that the impugned judgment is not sustainable in law. The learned Counsel for the other side has supported the impugned judgment. We have considered the contentions of the learned Counsel for the parties. Apart from the requirement under the Shikshan Sevak Scheme that reasonable opportunity of hearing needs to be given by the Management before terminating service of Shikshan Sevak (part time/full time), it is well settled law that even in absence of specific provision in this regard, the Management is required to follow principles of natural justice before terminating service of the regular employee. In the instant case, it was necessary to do so in view of provisions of Shikshan Sevak Scheme. Similarly, in the instant case, no permission of the Regional Deputy Director was obtained by the petitioner Society prior to issuance of order of termination to the respondent 3 no.1. In that view of the matter, impugned judgment is just and proper and requires no interference. The petition is dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE khj