( 1 ) THIS Writ Appeal arose under the following circumstances: the appellant O. Ramachandra Reddi was appointed as a Tool Maker Grade a in the Defence Research and Development Laboratories (DRDL), Hyderabad on 2nd November, 1973 by the Director 1st respondent. His appointment to the post was temporary. On 2-1-1978, the Deputy Director, D. R. D. L. issued an order terminating the services of the appellant which was challenged by way of writ Petition No. 952 of 1978. In the writ petition the appellant raised two contentions, namely, (1) that the appellant has acquired the status of a quasi permanent servant and, therefore, the termination of his services under Rule 5 of the Central Civil Services (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965 is without jurisdiction and (2) that the termination is really by way of punishment notwithstanding the innocuous language employed in the impugned order. The termination of services of the appellant, therefore, without complying with the requirements of Article 311 (2) of the Constitution and the Central Civil services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules is illegal and void.

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