1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India lias been filed by the petitioner who is contractual employee seeking quashment of the order of termination of his service dated 16-2-2017 Annexure P-14 and the order dated 4-8-2017 Annexure P-17 passed by the Appellate Authority rejecting the appeal filed by the petitioner.

2. The facts which are not in dispute in the present case that the petitioner was initially appointed vide order dated 3-11-2007. His appointment was extended on year to year basis and the last extension was as per order dated 18-7-2016. The services of the petitioner was terminated as per order dated 16-2-2017 vide Annexure P-14 on the basis of a complaint received from Smt. Vijaykanti Patel, member of Congress Committee, 30 Anand Colony, Baldevbag, Jabalpur. On the said complaint, a committee was constituted for a preliminary enquiry, wherein it was found that under the MANREGA scheme, for the financial year 2015-16, payment of Rs. 161.04 lakhs were made to the firm which was not active and situated at the present address. The enquiry report further contemplates that the petitioner along with two other officers were found involved, therefor