Appeal from the judgment and order dated February 26, 1954, of the former Saurashtra High Court in Civil Miscellaneous Application No.
Ganapathy Iyer, K. L. Hathi and B. H. Dhebar, for the appellant.
60 of 1948 as it then stood, passed an order companypulsorily terminating his services.
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In 1949, Junagadh became integrated into the State of Saurash tra, and, thereafter, the services of the respondent were companytinued by that State, and he was appointed from time to time to various posts.
52 of 1953.
September 25.
On June 15, 1950, he was appointed Sales Tax Officer, Madhya Saurashtra, Rajkot, and was company firmed in that post on April 16, 1952.
C. Chatterjee, J. B. Dadachanji and Rameshwar Nath, for the respondent.
The respondent thereupon filed a writ application in the High companyrt of Saurashtra, challenging the validity of this order on the ground that it was made without any numberice to him of any charge of misconduct or inefficiency and without any en quiry, and was, in companysequence in companytravention of Art.
182 of 1955.
The Judgment of the Court was deliv ered by VENKATARAMA AIYAR J. This is an appeal against the judgment and order of the High Court of Saurashtra in a writ petition filed by the respondent, setting aside an order passed by the State of Saurashtra on October 30, 1952 retiring him from service.
The respondent was appointed in 1948 Memandari, that is, Superintendent of State Guest Houses, in what was the State of Junagadh when it was administered by the Government of India, and was, later on, companyfirmed in that appointment.
On October 30, 1952, the Government of Saurashtra, purporting to act under Gov ernment Resolution No.
This appeal has been preferred against their judgment and order on a certificate under Art.
