JUDGMENT :

B.R. GAVAI, J.

1. Delay condoned.

2. Leave granted.

3. The appellant-K. Ragupathi has approached this Court being aggrieved by the impugned order dated 23rd May 2018 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, thereby dismissing the writ petition being Writ Appeal No. 51962 of 2014 filed by the appellant, thereby challenging the communication of the respondent No. 3 Registrar, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh (hereinafter referred to as the “said University”) dated 12th August 2014 informing the appellant that his services stands discontinued.

4. The facts in brief giving rise to the present appeal are as under:

In response to the advertisement issued by the respondent No. 3, the appellant had applied to the post of Senior Scientific Officer. After undergoing due selection process, the appellant came to be selected and appointed as Senior Scientific Officer on contractual basis in the said University vide its order dated 3rd August 2011. The said appointment was initially for a period of two years. The appellant’s services were extended for another period of one year by the said University vide its order dated 7th August 2013. However, vide comm