Termination of Probationary DHJS Judge Over Viral Video Upheld, Court Says Action Not Stigmatic: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a probationary officer of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service, holding that the termination of his services was lawful and based on overall unsuitability. The Court ruled that the action was a termination simpliciter under Rule 14 of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970, and not a punitive or stigmatic termination attracting constitutional protection under Article 311(2) of the…