Heard learned advocate Mr. Jal Soli Unwalla with learned advocate Mr. Jit Patel for the petitioner and learned advocate Mr. Nilesh Pandya for the respondent - Corporation.

2. The challenge in this petition is directed against order dated 18th May, 2016 passed against the petitioner terminating his services.

3. The petitioner was appointed on 21st July, 2012 on the post of Assistant Station Officer upon being selected by the Selection Committee. The conditions on which he was appointed were reflected in the appointment order. It appears that show-cause notice dated 28th April, 2016 came to be issued to the petitioner in which allegations about misconduct were levelled. It was stated that while serving in the Fire Brigade Branch of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation on the post of Assistant Station Officer, the petitioner misbehaved with the Telephone Operator and tried to injure the Telephone Operator physically. It was stated that petitioner was habituated to commit such misconduct and while serving on the sensitive post, he acted with negligence and carelessness in discharge of duties and committed breach of Gujarat State Civil Services (Discipline and Conduct) Rules, 1971