Devendra Kumar Arora, J.

Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Manoj Singh, Counsel for the respondent-Corporation.

2. Ram Kumar, who is said to be working as Assistant/In-charge Fertilizer Sale Centre, Laharapur, District Sitapur feeling aggrieved by the order of dismissal dated 17.8.2000 passed by the Managing Director/Secretary, U.P. State Agro Industrial Corporation Ltd as also the order dated 3.4.2001 passed by the Appellate Authority rejecting the appeal, has filed the instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution primarily on the ground that order of dismissal is based on the defective ex-parte inquiry which was conducted in total disregard of the principles of natural justice and he was not Center In-charge being a class IV employee.

3. According to learned Counsel for the petitioner the petitioner was a confirmed class IV employee of the U.P. State Agro Industrial Corporation and was working on the post of Chowkidar/Peon at the time of passing of order of dismissal. Though the petitioner was not qualified for the post of Centre In-charge, but was asked by the higher authorities, with an oblique motive, to work as In-charge of the Centre. Whi