CWP No.5336 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.5336 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: April 1, 2008 PARMINDER KAUR AND ANOTHER ...PETITIONERS VERSUS PANJAB UNIVERSITY THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR ...RESPONDENTS AND OTHERS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. PRESENT: MR. MANPREET SINGH, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONERS. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioners have impugned the orders (Annexures P-24 and P-25) vide which they have been relieved from service. The petitioners were appointed as Lecturers in Hindi and Music respectively. The appointment letter of petitioner No.1 has been annexed as Annexure P-7. Learned counsel submits that the appointment letter of petitioner No.2 is also similar to petitioner No.1. As per the appointment letter, the petitioners were appointed as Lecturers on probation. They have been relieved from service before the expiry of their probation period. The contention of the counsel for the petitioners is that the termination of the services of the petitioners is mala fide and punitive in nature. We have perused the appointment letter of the petitioners as well as the order of relieving them from service and a perusal of the same does not show that the authorities have acted in any mala fide or punitive CWP No.5336 of 2008 -2- manner against the petitioners. They have relieved them from service as per their appointment letters. No merit. Dismissed. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE April 1, 2008 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) Gulati JUDGE