JUDGMENT :

A.K. Ganguly, C.J. - This writ appeal has been filed by Sadananda Doloi, the writ Petitioner, challenging a judgment and order dated 26th September, 2003, passed by the learned Judge of the writ Court. By the said order the learned Judge upheld the order dated 19.2.2001 whereunder the Petitioner's services were terminated by the GRID Corporation of Orissa Ltd. (hereinafter called 'GRIDCO').

2. The material facts of the case are:

The Appellant claims to have passed P.G.D.M. of two year course from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, which is a qualification equivalent to MBA, of two-year course from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He also passed LL.B, from Utkal University. In a campus selection the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) selected him as Personnel Officer where he joined on 7.5.1981. While continuing in NTPC, in response to an advertisement, the Appellant applied for the post of D.G.M. (P.A.) in Mining and Allied Machinery Corporation (M.M.C.) which is a Government of India Undertaking. There is a selection made in December, 1990, the Appellant was selected and joined M.A.M.C. immediately. He was on probation for one year and on satisfactor