KHAZIA MOHAMMED MUZAMMIL vs STATE OF KARNATAKA

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appellant, a District Judge, by the Karnataka High Court, affirming that the notification dated 24th March 2000 discharging him from service was valid under Rule 6(1) of the Kerala Civil Service (Probation) Rules, 1977. The Court established that the absence of a formal declaration of satisfactory completion of probation meant the appellant could be discharged if deemed unsuitable. The Court concluded that the High Court's decision did not suffer from any error or illegality, thus dismissing the appeal.