In Brief
An ad-hoc clerk was appointed in the Cooperative Societies Department after concealing his earlier termination from the Transport Department for fraud. When authorities discovered this during regularization proceedings, his services were terminated. The respondent sued for declaration of regular employment and consequential relief, which was initially dismissed by the trial court. The lower appellate court allowed his appeal, but the High Court partly set aside that judgment and directed a fresh inquiry. The Supreme Court held that the plain termination order, containing no stigmatic language and complying with appointment terms and Service Rules, was valid. Even though public servant terminations must be scrutinized against Article 311, an order lacking any express adverse allegations or stigma is not unconstitutional merely because undisclosed facts existed. The appeal was allowed and the trial court judgment restored.
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