JUDGEMENT

JYOTI SINGH, J. (ORAL)

1. Present writ petition lays a challenge to Termination letter dated 20.05.2022 issued by Respondent No. 2. Petitioner also seeks a direction to the Respondents to release balance salary of the Petitioner at the rate of Rs. 95,000/- per month with effect from 01.06.2020 after adjusting the amount already paid, amongst other reliefs.

2. At the outset, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner submits that he does not press relief (iii) pertaining to issuance of certificates of B1 Type rated course on A320 family aircraft, as the same have already been issued to him.

3. Factual score, shorn of unnecessary details, emerging from the narrative in the writ petition is that the Petitioner being an ex- serviceman from Indian Air Force and ex-DGCA Officer, applied for the post of Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) pursuant to an advertisement dated 07.08.2019. Recruitment was on a fixed term employment for a period of 5 years, subject to further extension, based on requirements of the Company.

4. Upon being selected to the post of AME, Petitioner was appointed vide letter dated 10.01.2020 and a contract agreement, on fixed term basis, was entered into