D C SAXENA Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant appeared in person and argued his case with clarity and competence. At times he was emotionally surcharged. He, perhaps, feels that he had a raw deal at the hands of the authorities. In the Special Leave Petition he has given in great detail his high qualifications and meritorious achievements in the various offices he held. Shorn of these details the necessary facts, in brief, for the disposal of this appeal are as follows:

(2.) The appellant was appointed as Chairman of the Haryana Board of School Education as per order dated 10-12-1985. At that time he was holding the post of Professor Director of the Punjabi University Regional Centre, Bhatinda. On his appointment as the Chairman of the said Board he resigned his post as Professor-Director and took over as the Chairman of the Board on 11th December, 1985. His original appointment was for a period of 2 years. The order of appointment reads as follows:

(3.) The appellant's case is that his original appointment was for two years at a time when he was holding a prestigious post, that he relinquished that post and took charge of the new post, that the curtailment of the original period fixed altered his position to his detriment and that all this was done mala fide. The appellant took us through the facts in detail to highlight the case of mala fides to persuade us to accept his case that the curtailment and removal was punitive and that it was done in violation of the law as laid down by this Court in various decisions.