The object and purpose of Fundamental Rule 56 companyferring power on the Government to prematurely terminate the service of a Government servant is to ensure efficiency in the adminis tration by weeding out dead wood officials who may have outlived their utility as observed by this Court in J.N. Sinha v. Union of India, 1971 1 SCR 791.
From the Judgment and Order dated 6.9.1985 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Civil Misc.
The respondent challenged the validity of the State Governments order by means of a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution before the High Court Gwalior Bench .
465 of 1984.
While exercising this power the State Government companystituted a high powered Committee companysisting of senior officials of the State Gov ernment and S.S. Dave being the Head of Department of Geolo gy and Mining was a member of the Screening Committee.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
Petition No.
4756 of 1989.
K. Gambhir for the Respondent.
This appeal is directed against the order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur, Gwalior Bench dated 6.9.1985 quashing the State Governments order dated 21.8.1984 pre maturely retiring the respondent from service.
K. Agnihotri for the Appellant.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by N. SINGH, J. Special leave granted.
v. Union of India, 1970 1 SCR 457.
The High Court quashed the State Governments order on the finding that the participation of Shri S.S. Dave in the deliberation of the Screening Committee vitiated its recommendation and also companysequently order of the State Government on the doctrine of bias.
