RAM GOPAL CHATURVEDI vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

The Supreme Court upheld the termination of a temporary government servant's service under Rule 12 of the Madhya Pradesh Government Servants (Temporary and Quasi-permanent Service) Rules, 1960, stating that the termination did not violate Articles 14, 16, or 311 of the Constitution. The Court ruled that the discretion to terminate was not arbitrary and that the absence of consultation with the Public Service Commission under Article 320(3)(c) did not provide grounds for a legal challenge. The Court clarified that the termination did not carry any stigma or punishment, thus not invoking the protections of Article 311.