https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187392 Termination of a probationer must be judged by substance, not form: where an enquiry is directed to establishing misconduct and the discharge rests on that finding, the order is punitive and attracts Article 311(2). A probationer does not gain permanent status merely by completing the probation period without a formal confirmation order. Para 541 of the U.P. Police Regulations also required notice of the specific complaints and an opportunity to show cause before discharge of a recruit found unlikely to make a good police officer. Because the termination was founded on a preliminary enquiry into alleged misconduct and no notice or explanation was given, the discharge was invalid. en-us Tue, 25 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:59:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187392 Termination of a probationer must be judged by substance, not form: where an enquiry is directed to establishing misconduct and the discharge rests on that finding, the order is punitive and attracts Article 311(2). A probationer does not gain permanent status merely by completing the probation period without a formal confirmation order. Para 541 of the U.P. Police Regulations also required notice of the specific complaints and an opportunity to show cause before discharge of a recruit found unlikely to make a good police officer. Because the termination was founded on a preliminary enquiry into alleged misconduct and no notice or explanation was given, the discharge was invalid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187392