: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.100 OF 2010 Dang Seva Mandal .. Petitioners V/s. Kautik Keda More & Ors. .. Respondents Mr. M.S. Karnik for the Petitioners. Mr. Anilkumar Patil for Respondent No.1. CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED : 24 TH JUNE, 2010. P.C.: 1. The Writ Petition challenges the order passed by the School Tribunal, Nasik, on 5th October, 2009, in Appeal No.NSK/1/2008. By this order the petitioners, which are an Educational Institution, have been directed to reinstate the respondent No.1 with continuity of service and full back wages. While so directing, the School Tribunal has set aside the order of reversion passed by the petitioners on 24th December, 2007 reverting respondent No.1 from the post of ‘Head Master’ to the post of ‘Assistant Teacher’. The School Tribunal has granted liberty to the petitioners to conduct a domestic enquiry afresh. : 2 : 2. Mr. Karnik, the learned Advocate appearing for the petitioners, takes exception to the order of the School Tribunal. He submits that serious charges had been levelled against the respondent No.1 and, therefore, the School Tribunal ought not to have been reinstated the respondent No.1 on the post of ‘Head Master’. According to the petitioners the allegation leveled against the respondent No.1 was that he had disobeyed certain rules with respect to financial transactions which were required to be monitored by the Head of the School. Mr. Karnik submits that such a person should not have been directed to be reinstated as a ‘Head Master’, as the day to day finances, including preparing salary bills etc. would be under the control of the Head Master. He therefore submits, on instructions from the petitioners, that although the petitioners will comply with the order of the School Tribunal regarding reinstatement of the respondent No.1 as a ‘Head Master’ with continuity of service and paying him full back wages, the petitioners will allot all work relating to finances to Shri. Ramesh Pandit Jadhav. The latter is the senior most Assistant Teacher working in the same School as respondent No.1. He further submits : 3 : that the petitioners will conduct an enquiry against the respondent No.1 as per the liberty granted by the School Tribunal. The statement of Mr. Karnik is accepted. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed with the following directions : (i). The respondent No.1 will be reinstated with continuity of service as ‘Head Master’ and paid full back wages. (ii).However, he will not have anything to do with the financial transactions of the petitioner- School. Preparation of the payables and any other activities relating to finances will be under the control of Shri. Ramesh Pandit Jadhav, the senior most Assistant Teacher in the petitioners-School. (iii).This order is only as an interim arrangement till the domestic : 4 : enquiry is concluded against the respondent No.1. (iv).The order is passed without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties. 4. The parties to act on the authenticated copy of this order.