Sudhir Narain, J. - (1.) The petitioner is challenging the validity of the order of transfer dated 17.6.1997, transferring him from D.A.V. Public School, Rejendra Nagar, Shahibabad, district Ghaziabad to D.A.V. Public School situate in Bihar, passed by the D.A.V. College Managing Committee, Chitra Gupta Road, New Delhi, under the signature of its Director.
(2.) Daya Nand Angio-Vedic College Trust and Management Society, New Delhi is a registered society under the provisions of Societies Registration Act, 1860. The Society is running about 600 educational institutions all over India, The Society has a Managing Committee known as the Management Committee of Daya Nand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society, New Delhi (in short the 'Managing Committee'). It has the Institution at Shahibabad known as D.A.V. Public School, Rajendra Nagar, Shahibabad, district Ghaziabad (in short the School). In the Year 1984 the Managing Committee advertised the post of Principal inviting applications from prospective candidates for appointment on the post of Principal of the School. The petitioner applied for appointment and he was selected. The Managing Committee under the signature of Organising Secretary, dated 25th July, 1984, appointed the petitioner on the post of Principal. The petitioner was offered appointment on certain in terms and conditions. The petitioner accepted these conditions. He was then appointed as principal of the School.
(3.) The Managing Committee applied for affiliation to the Central Board of Secondary Education (in short C.B.S.E.). It granted affiliation to the School in the year 1986. It framed Affiliation Bye-laws which came into force on 28.1.1988. On 17.6.1997 the petitioner has been transferred from D.A.V. Public School, Shahibabad, district Ghaziabad to D.A.V. Public School situate in Bihar and Sri O.P. Mehta has been posted as Principal of the Institution at Shahibabad on transfer.;