LAW FOR ALL

Service Matter = “Your appointment is temporary for one session from 1.8.96 to 30.4.97 period of one session. Your services are likely to be discontinued by giving one month’s notice on either side.” Order dated 21.07.1997 “Your appointment is on temporary basis upto 30.04.1998. Your services are likely to be discontinued by giving one month’s notice on either side.” - The respondent No. 1 neither challenged the constitutional validity of the Act and nor challenged the termination on the ground of mala fides attributable against any particular authority. The respondent No. 1 was also not able to point out any arbitrariness in the impugned action to enable the High Court to invoke Article 14 of the Constitution for quashing the termination order. In these circumstances, we are of the view that there was no justification for the High Court to hold that the respondent No. 1 was appointed on permanent basis and that termination order was bad in law. The appeal thus succeeds and is allowed. Impugned order is set aside and that of the Tribunal restored. As a result, the writ petition filed by respondent No.1 (employee) stands dismissed and the termination order dated 31.03.1998 is upheld as legal.