A.A. GINWALA, J.:---The petitioner who at the relevant time was serving as Lecturer in Gujarati in the Government College of Arts and Science at Daman ("the College" for brief) has by this writ petition involed the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, Inter alia to challenge the order dated 5-6-1976 under which his services are terminated in pursuance of the proviso to sub-rule (1) of Rule 5 of the Central Civil Services (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965 ("Temporary Service Rules" for short).

2. The facts leading to this petition stated briefly are that some time in January 1966 the Collector of Daman issued a notification inviting applications for the posts of Professors and Lecturers in various subjects including the posts of Lecturers in Hindi, for the College. It was stated in this notification that "the appointments are temporary for the present, but likely to be made permanent". The petitioner applied for the post of Lecturer in Hindi in pursuance of this notification and he was appointed. He joined the post on 12-5-1966.

3. On 23-9-1967 the Union Public Service Commission advertised ten posts of Lecturers in various