Deep Sunder Kumar Alias Dip Sunder Kumar v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Letters Patent Appeal dismissed — stigmatic-termination claim rejected; Computer Operator/Data Entry Operator engaged on fixed honorarium Rs.14,000/- per month on temporary basis for one year relieved after expiry of engagement; employer's contractual right to remove appointee without show-cause or reason where work/performance unsatisfactory; negligence complaint against appellant; recommendation for extension of contract not received by Deputy Commissioner; appellant cannot seek extension of period of contract; prior writ W.P. (S) No.4473 of 2018 dismissed 19th June 2023; 20-day delay condoned through I.A. No. 479 of 2024; High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, L.P.A. No. 409 of 2023, decided 16th January 2024; bench Shree Chandrashekhar, A.C.J. and Anubha Rawat Choudhary, J.
What did the court decide?
Under the agreement by which the appellant was given appointment as Computer Operator/Data Entry Operator, it is the right of the employer to remove the appointee without a show-cause if his performance is found not satisfactory, and if the work is unsatisfactory the appointee shall be removed forthwith without providing any reason.