Supreme Court of India

V.P. Ahuja v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [2000] 2 S.C.R. 130
Bench S. Saghirahmad and Rp. Sethi JJ.
Decided 6 March 2000

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above, the appeal is allowed, the judgment dated 26.3.1999, passed by the High Court is set aside anq the Writ Petition of the appellant is allowed.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Service Law : Probationer-Termination of service. during the period of probation­ Order stating that employee failed in performance of his duties administratively and technically-Held, order is stigmatic and punitive-Could not have been passed without holding a regular inquiry and giving an opportunity of hearing to the employee-Order quashed-Administrative Law-Principles of natural justice. The appellant was appointed as Chief Executive in the establishment of the Punjab Co-operative Cotton Marketing and Spinning Mills Federa­ tion Ltd. His services were terminated during the period of

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