JUDGMENT

Swatanter Kumar, J. —

1.The appellant, who was a practicing advocate, was appointed as District Judge under the Karnataka Judicial Services (Recruitment) Rules 1983 (for short ‘the 1983 Rules’) vide Notification No. DPAR 37 SHC 96 dated 9.5.1996. In furtherance to this notification letter of appointment dated 14th May 1996 was issued where after the appellant joined the service on 15th May, 1996. However, vide order dated 20th of May, 1996, the appellant was transferred and posted as 1st Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bangalore City. It is the case of the appellant that he performed his duties with utmost diligence and had an excellent track record. His rate of disposal of the cases was very good. The High Court had scrutinized his performance and neither any adverse remarks were communicated to him nor any memo or show-cause notice was served upon him during the entire period of his service. Initially in terms of the notification/letter of appointment, he was appointed on probation for two years. According to the appellant, he had completed the probation period successfully and there was no specific communication issued to him by the authority extending his probati