Supreme Court of India

High Court of Madhya Pradesh Thru. Registrar and Ors. v. Satya Narayan Jhavar

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 532

Bench G.B. Pattanaik, S.N. Phukan and B.N. Agrawal JJ.

Decided 14 August 2001

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that note to sub-rule (2) read with sub-rule (6) of Rule 8 manifests the legislative intent that confirmation of the probation of the respondent would be made only on successful completion of the probation and the passing of the prescribed examinations.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Service law : c ., Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service (Classification, Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1955 : Rule 24. Judicial Officers-Appointed on probation-Ru/es stipulated 4 years maximum period of probation-Such Judicial Officers found unsuitable for confirmation-Hence, their services terminated after expiry of 4 years period of probation-Validity of-Held : Order of confirmation is a positive act on the part of the employer-Mere continuance of the probationer beyond maximum period of probation is not deemed confirmation-Hence, termination order valid. The respondents were

Authorities it was built on

1986 Om Prakash Maurya v. U.P. Cooperative Sugar Factories Federation, Lucknow & Ors. cited by 8
1964 G.s.ramaswamy & Ors. v. Inspector-general of Police, Mysore cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

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2012 Head Master, Lawrence School Lovedale v. Jayanthi Raghu & Anr. relied on
2025 Sarita Choudhary v. High Court of Madhya Pradesh & Another referred to
2004 Mir Mohammad Khasim v. Union of India and Ors. mentioned

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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