ANTONY DOMINIC, DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU
Biju – Appellant
Versus
Punjab National Bank – Respondent
ANTONY DOMINIC, J.
1. These writ appeals are filed by the unsuccessful petitioners in W.P.(C).Nos.15347/11, 15337/11 and 15346/11, who are aggrieved by the common judgment of the learned single Judge dismissing the writ petitions.
2. The grievance in the writ petitions related to termination of the appellants, who were appointed as peons in the first respondent bank. During the probationary period, their services were terminated on the ground that they possessed qualifications superior to the qualification of XII standard prescribed by the bank for appointment to the post of peon. In the impugned judgment, learned single Judge accepted the contention of the bank that clause 2 of the orders appointing them on probation entitled the bank to discharge probationers without assigning any reason. For that reason, learned single Judge dismissed the writ petitions. It is this judgment which is called in question before us.
3. We heard the learned counsel for the appellants, learned counsel appearing for the first respondent bank and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the second respondent.
4. For convenience, exhibits are referred to with reference to W.A.810/14, unless ot
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