D.B. Bhosale, J.

This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is directed against an order of termination dated 9th May, 1995 by which the petitioner, who was appointed as Civil Judge, Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate, First Class (for short "CJJD & JMFC") on probation, has been terminated from the date he received a copy of the order.

2. Necessary facts giving rise to this petition are that the petitioner was selected as CJJD & JMFC vide notification dated 19th November, 1990 issued by the Government of Maharashtra, General Administration Department, Mantralaya (Law & Judiciary Department), Mumbai. The first posting of the petitioner was at Wardha where he joined on 10.1.1991 as a trainee for six months under the District and Sessions Court, Wardha. After completion of the training he was posted at Karanja (Ghadge) on 30.11.1991. He continued to work there till 31.5.1994. Thereafter he was transferred to the District Court at Thane as the 3rd Jt. CJJD and JMFC. The petitioner joined there on 6.6.1994 and continued to work till 25.2.1995 and from there he was transferred to Chandrapur vide High Court notification dated 24.1.1995 and as 4th Jt.