Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 123 · Decided 6 March 2000
V.P. Ahuja v. State of Punjab and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 123 · [2000] 2 S.C.R. 130
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1965/2000
- Decided
- 6 March 2000
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
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 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 probation by an order stating that he failed in the performance of his duties
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