AFR

CAV Order

1. By this writ petitioner, petitioner has questioned the legality and validity of the impugned order dated 26.08.2013 (Annexure P-1) whereby the petitioner who was on probation, his services were terminated and was discharged from service.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was appointed on the post of Associate Professor (Bio-technology) vide order dated 15.02.2012 and has joined the appointed post on 05.03.2012. Service of petitioner is governed with provision of Central Universities Act, 2009 (in short “Act of 2009”) and Statue No.22 (1). Petitioner while discharging his duties has been given important responsibility as he was recommended as Research Supervisor in Biotechnology vide order dated 29.08.2012. It is contention of learned counsel for the petitioner that while petitioner was discharging his duties with utmost sincerity and hard work he was served with notice for clarifying the reason for not displaying model answers. Petitioner was initially appointed on probation and thereafter decision was taken to extend the period of probation of petitioner for one year vide resolution of the Executive Council meeting held on 19.04.