JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Bhawesh Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Adarsh Bhushan, learned counsel appearing for the respondents.

2. The petition is being decided on merit at the admission stage, on consent, without calling for counter affidavit as per Rules of the Court.

3. The facts, inter se, parties are not in dispute.

4. The facts giving rise to the instant petition, briefly stated, is that petitioner came to be appointed conductor on contract with the respondent-Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Mathura (for short ‘Transport Corporation’) in January 2007. The contract of service is for a period of 11 months which has been renewed from time to time by executing subsequent contract. The copy of the contract executed on 7 July 2020 by the petitioner has been supplied by learned counsel appearing for the respondent.

5. The petitioner came to be terminated earlier by order dated 22 August 2018, passed by the third respondent, Assistant Regional Manager, U.P. State Road Transport Corporation, Taj Depot, Agra, on the ground of misconduct, alleging that petitioner while on duty on bus No. U.P. 85H9600 entered into an altercation. F.I.R. came to be lodge