SC order on dismissal of temporary employees

The Supreme Court has ruled that the services of a temporary employee can be
termina ted by the employer if his performance is found to be unsat isfactory.
A Bench of Mr Justice SV Patil and Mr Justice HK Sema set aside an order of the Lucknow Bench of the
Central Ad ministrative Tribunal that had reinstated an employee of the Intelligence Bureau dismissed by
the government on ac count of unsatisfactory performance. The employee's services were terminated after
his per formance was found to be unsatisfactory on account of his negligence as he was found sleeping
during duty hours when he was posted at IGI airport here.
Also, he was on leave for six months during his tenure of about one and a half years, absenting himself
from duty in an ticipation of sanction of leave on account of his marriage and that of his sister.