ORDER

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by an order of termination of his services dated 6.6.2017 (Annexure-P-6) passed by the District & Sessions Judge, Betul and the order dated 20.6.2018 (Annexure-P-9) whereby, the Registrar General of the High Court of M.P., has rejected his departmental appeal.

2. The relevant facts briefly are ;

(i) The petitioner was initially appointed vide order dated 29.12.2016 as daily wager on contract basis to discharge the work of Chowkidar/Waterman/Mali by the District & Sessions Judge, Betul for a period of 89 days purely on temporary basis against the Contingency Establishment, however, vide order dated 23.3.2017, the period of his services was extended.

(ii) Vide show cause notice dated 15.5.2017, he was called-upon by the District & Sessions Judge Betul, to show-cause as to why his services should not be terminated on account of his unauthorized absence between the period 25.4.2017 to 12.5.2017, which was stated to have constitute a clear act of misconduct.

(iii) Despite service of the notice and in absence of any reply, looking to his misconduct of unauthorized absence, vide order dated 6.6.2017 (Annexure-P-6), the District & Sessions Judge, Betu