Judgment

GROVER

( 1 ) , J. : This is an appeal by certificate from a judgment of a division bench of the Madras High Court affirming the decision of a learned single Judge rejecting the petition filed by the appellant under Article 226 of the Constitution to quash an order passed by the respondent Institute on 26/04/1963 which had the effect of terminating his services.

( 2 ) THE appellant had a distinguished academic career. After passing the Masters degree in Organic Chemistry from the Lucknow University he obtained a Doctorate from the Royal School of Mining of the University of London. He got a Post Graduate Diploma from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. He worked for sometime and was employed successively in some of the Universities in the United States of America. Since the year 1960 the appellant had been making efforts to get employment in the respondent Institute. This Institute is one of the four Institutes of Science and Technology which have been declared to be institutions of national importance. It has a Board of Governs the Chairman and Members of which are distinguished educationists, scientists and teachers. By a letter dated 8/01/1962 the appel