Abdoolcader J

This appeal by the appellant who was an Enforcement Officer in the Road Transport Department is against the dismissal by Vohrah J., on September 27, 1980 of his claim for a declaration, as the core of the relief he seeks, that the termination of his service in the public interest under section 10(d) of the Pensions Ordinance, 1951 and General Order 44 of the General Orders contained in the Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) (General Orders, Chapter D) Regulations, 1969 set out in the Schedule to the Essential (General Orders, Chapter D) Regulations, 1969 was void, inoperative and of no effect. To obviate prolixity, all references in this judgment to General Orders allude to the General Orders (abbreviated as 'GO' in relation to both singular and plural according to the context) enacted in the 1969 Regulations which have since been repealed with effect from July 17, 1980 except for GO 44 which is deemed to have been repealed on December 30, 1978 and replaced by the Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) (Chapter "D") General Orders, 1980 but which do not however affect these proceedings.

The appellant was appointed as an Enforcement Officer on probation on Apri