ALI AKBAR Vs. ZILA BASIC SHIKSHA ADHIKARI KAUSHAMBI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Smt. Abha Gupta, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Sri Mithilesh Kumar, holding brief of Sri R.S. Prasad, learned Counsel for the respondents No. 1 and 4 and learned Standing Counsel for the re spondents No. 3 and 5.

(2.) THE instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for quashing the order dated 9.5.2007 (Annexure No. 7 to the writ petition) to the extent it purports to reject the petitioner's representation filed by him for being rein stated on the post of Assistant Teacher in Primary Vidyalaya Kosam Inam, Block Kaushambi, District Kaushambi.

(3.) THE learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the termination of the services of the petitioner was violative of the principles of natural jus tice and that the services of the petitioner could not be terminated without giv ing a show cause notice and without affording an opportunity of hearing. THE learned Counsel for the petitioner further submitted that in the present case, no charge-sheet was issued nor any enquiry was held and therefore, the impugned order terminating the services of the petitioner on the ground of being continu ously absent for five years was patently erroneous and violative of the princi ples of natural justice.