Judgment

VENKATACHALIAH, J.:- The special leave Petition. directed against the order dt. 1-2-1983 of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in C.W.P. 5003 of 1982 and the writ petition invoking Art. 32 of the Constitution, pertain to the same subject-matter and raise the question as to the constitutional validity of Regn. 10(2)(a) of the Gurgaon Gramin Bank (Staff) Services Regulations 1980 (Regulations for short) enabling a termination-simpliciter and consequently, of the validity of the order dt. 17-8-1982 of Gurgaon Gramin Bank (Bank for short) teminating the petitioners services as Branch Manager in exertion of the said Regulation.

2. Petitioner was selected by the Gurgaon Gramin Bank as a Trainee Branch Manager and after training, appointed as Branch Manager on probation at its Mohna Branch with effect from 16-10-1978. The period of probation was one year in the first instance, with power to the Bank to extend the probation for a further period of six months at the end of which the probationer would either be confirmed if he was found suitable or if, otherwise, discharged from service. The 18 months period representing the outermost limit of the permissible period of probation exp