DIRECTOR vs BIMLENDU KUMAR — C.A. No. 14580/1996

The Supreme Court allowed the Director's appeal, reversing the Division Bench and Single Judge decisions. The Court held that Bimlendu Kumar's termination was valid because confirmation after probation is not automatic—it requires a separate express order of confirmation, which was never issued. Since no confirmation order was issued after the maximum three-year probation period expired under Rule 7(7), Kumar remained a probationer and could be lawfully terminated. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.