The respondent filed an application before the Tamil Nadu State Administrative Tribunal praying that the order of the Directorate of Collegiate of Education dated 20 12 1991 should be set aside and that the applicant should companytinue the respondent on companytract basis till his regular absorption as in the case of other companytract lecturers and for other reliefs.
The Tribunal has also directed that if numberaction has been taken to appoint lecturers regularly, the respondent should be companysidered in the next academic year 1993 94 for appointment on companytract basis subject to the decision in the pending criminal case.
This pending criminal case against the respondent is as a result of a companyplaint filed by his second wife and the charges framed against the respondent are under Sections 420 and 498 A of the Indian Penal Code.
According to the respondent he rejoined on 10 12 1991 and again went on medical leave from 11 12 1991.
The appellant terminated the services of the respondent on 20 12 1991 on the ground of his absenting himself from duty without prior permission.
The Tribunal by its impugned order has declined to set aside the order of termination on the ground that in any event by the time the applicant asked for any relief before the Tribunal the companytract period had companye to an end.
From 2 12 1991 the respondent was on leave allegedly on medical grounds.
The respondent was employed as a Lecturer in Government Arts College, Chidambrara on companytract basis during the academic year 1991 92.
Under the terms of the companytract the appointment was from the date of joining to the last working day of the College for the academic year 1991 92.
These directions given by the Tribunal are number warranted.
The appellants have number given further companytractual appointment to the respondent.
