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The Full Bench of this Court in judgment reported at between Suryakant s/o Sheshrao Panchal v. Vasantrao Naik Vimukta Jati, Bhatakya Jamati Aadarsh Prasarrak Mandal and ors., considers the question whether remedy of an appeal under Section 9 of MEPS Act can be provided to employees of Ashram School by Ashram School Code. Conclusions in paragraph 17 are important:--

17. We now come to the Ashram Schools Code as formulated by the State Government in the year 2001. It is well established in law that the provisions of a statute cannot be amended by administrative orders, circulars or Codes. The provisions of Section 9 of the MEPS Act state that notwithstanding anything contained in any other law or contract for the time being in force any employee in a private school who is dismissed or removed or whose services are otherwise terminated or who is reduced in rank by the order passed by the management or who is superseded by the management while making an appointment to any post by promotion shall have a right of an appeal and may appeal against any such order or supersession to the Tribunal constituted under Section 8 of the said Act. When a statute has provided a remedy to an employee in a private schools such a remedy cannot be extended to an employee in any school and the meaning of the terms 'employee' and 'private school' cannot be altered or amended by formulating a Code.