Judgment

KHALID, J. :- The appellant was a Tikka mazdoor with the first respondent, the Reserve Bank of India. A Tikka mazdoor is a person who helps the Examiners of Coins/notes. He was so selected on daily wages of Rs. 3 as per appointment letter dated 30-4-1974. As per the appointment order, he used to report to the bank regularly at 9-30 A.M. to ascertain whether he could get work every day. On days when no work was given to him, he had to wait till noon to be told by the authorities concerned that no work was available on such days. Thus, he was given work only for four days in 1974, one hundred and fifty- four days in 1975 and one hundred and five days in 1976. At the time he was selected for employment, he was not a matriculate. He passed the matriculation examination in 1975. At the time he was selected he was not told that his name would be struck off the list of Tikka Mazdoors if he passed the matriculation examination. On 23-7-1976, he received a letter from the bank asking him to state within a week (latest by 29-7-1976) as to what his educational qualification was. He was also informed that his name would be struck off since he had concealed his educational qualification