Judgment

M. Jagannadha Rao, J.-Leave granted.

This Civil Appeal has been filed by the appellant questioning the correctness of the judgment of the Calcutta High Court in M.A.T. No. 1690 of 1997 dated 23.4.1998. By that judgment, the Division Bench affirmed the judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 15.5.1997 in W.P. No. 8484(W) of 1997 dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant, a probationer and refusing to quash the order dated 30.4.1997, terminating his probation.

2. The facts of the case in brief are as follows:

3. The appellant was appointed on 11.1.1995 as Office Superintendent in the respondent organisation, namely, Sri Satyendra Nath Bose Na­tional Centre for Basic Sciences, Calcutta. The order of appointment dated 11.1.1995 stated that the appellant would be on probation for one year and that he might be confirmed after one year provided the administration was satisfied with the quality of the appellant’s service. His pay scale was to be in the scale of Rs. 1400-1600-2300-2600 with allowances. The appellant joined on 2.5.1995. As we are concerned with the question of validity of the appellant’s termination of probation, it is necessary to refer to the events that