ORDER

I.A. is dismissed.

2. This special leave petition arises from the Order and judgment of the Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court dated July 3, 1996 made on July 3, 1996 in Writ Petition No. 6676(S/S)/92.

3. The petitioner was appointed on January 15, 1990 in the pay-scale of Rs.550-1100/- with allowance; total remuneration was coming to Rs.1991.40. He was put on probation as contemplated under clause (2) of the letter of appointment which reads as under :

"You will be on probation for a period of 12 months from the date of your joining, which period may be extended from time to time at the discretion of the Management. During the period of probation, your services may be terminated without assigning any reason therefore."

His service was terminated by proceedings dated January 16, 1991 which reads as under :

"During the period of probation your work performance was found unsatisfactory. Therefore, your services are hereby terminated with effect from 16 Jan. 91 as per clause (2) of your appointment letter referred to above."

4. The petitioner challenged the order of termination in the High Court. The High Court without going into the question whether or not it is stigma, came