1. The petitioner was appointed on 12th May, 1956 on a temporary post of Assistant Consolidation Officer. By the order dated 19th January. 1967 (Annexure 4 to the petition) passed by the Consolidation Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh, petitioner's services were terminated on payment of one month's salary. Petitioner represented against a sudden termination of his services to the Board of Revenue but his representation was rejected by the order dated 10th November, 1967. Petitioner has challenged the validity of the order dated 19th January, 1967 in this writ petition inter alia on the ground that by putting in about eleven years' service he had acquired a quasi - permanent status and as the impugned order amounts to an order of punishment, it violates Art. 311 (2) of the Constitution because the petitioner has not been afforded a reasonable opportunity to show cause against it. In the petition it has been alleged further that th