JETH MAL Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a writ application under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India.

(2.) IT is common ground between the parties that the petitioner was appointed as Textile Inspector by the Dewan of the former State of Jaisalmer on 1st October, 1948, for two months. The period of his service was extended from time to time before the State of Jaisalmer merged with the United State of Rajasthan. In other words, he was not given a permanent appointment so long as the erst-while State of Jaisalmer was in existence. On 30th January, 1961 the petitioner was served with a notice Ex. 16 by the Collector, Jaisalmer. In the said notice, it was stated that the petitioner's appointment in Government service as Textile Inspector was a temporary one, that the post of the Textile Inspector was abolished in the process of winding up of the Civil Supplies Department, that he was thereafter absorbed against the temporary post, of Civil Supplies clerk in. Tehsil Nachana, headquarter Nokha, on the same pay which he was drawing as Textile Inspector, that his services were no longer required by the Government and that his services should be deemed to be terminated after the expiry of one month from the date on which the notice was served upon him. IT is the validity of this notice which is sought to be challenged by the present application.