Judgment-

RANGANATH MISRA

( 1 ) THIS is an appeal by special leave. The appellant was employed on the production side of the Uttar Pradesh State Handloom Corporation, a public sector undertaking, (hereinafter referred to as corporation for short) on temporary basis. Having been appointed on 30-10-1976 as Bunker Sewa he obtained two promotions while still working in temporary status and by 1983 was working as Deputy Production Manager. The appellants letter of appointment, as far as material, stated :-

"with effect from the date of taking over charge Shri Rabindra Kumar Mishra. . . is hereby appointed as Bunker Sewa. . . on the following terms and conditions :-

(1) That his appointment is temporary and his services are liable for termination with one months notice or one months pay in lieu of notice from either side. . . . . . . . ".

ON 22-11-1982 the appellant was placed under suspension and that order read as follows :-

"as a result of preliminary enquiries made by the Central Manager on 13-11-1982 of the Production Centre, Kunda and other Centres under the same, it has come to notice that Shri R. K. Misra, former Dy. Production Manager, Kunda, is responsible for misconduct, derelictio