KUNWAR ARUN KUMAR versus U.P. HILL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION LTD. AND ORS.

KUNWAR ARUN KUMAR versus U.P. HILL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION LTD. AND ORS.

The termination of the probationer's service for unsatisfactory performance, as recorded in the appointment letter and order, is permissible and does not require an enquiry or attract Article 311(2) protection; such termination is not stigmatic.

Parties
Petitioner: Kunwararunkumar; Respondents: U.P. Hill Electronics Corporation Ltd. and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
28 October 1996
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (c) / Supreme Court Appeal From Allahabad High Court Order Dated 3.7.1996 in W.p. No. 6676 (s/s) of 1992
Outcome
Petition dismissed.
Legal Topics
Termination During Probation, Unsatisfactory Performance, Requirement of Enquiry, Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India, Stigmatic Termination

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Parties

Kunwararunkumar

Petitioner

U.P. Hill Electronics Corporation Ltd. and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (c) / Supreme Court Appeal From Allahabad High Court Order Dated 3.7.1996 in W.p. No. 6676 (s/s) of 1992

  1. 1 Whether termination of a probationer's service for unsatisfactory performance without enquiry amounts to stigma
  2. 2 Whether such termination requires compliance with Article 311(2) of the Constitution

Ratio Decidendi

The termination of the probationer's service for unsatisfactory performance, as recorded in the appointment letter and order, is permissible and does not require an enquiry or attract Article 311(2) protection; such termination is not stigmatic.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed.

Orders

  • Special leave petition is dismissed.