Section 14 of Kerala High Court Service Rules, 2007

14. Rule 14 :- (1) Discharge of Probationer:- T h e appointing authority may at any time at its discretion, by order, terminate the probation of a probationer and discharge him after giving him a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken. (2) Consequences of failure to pass tests:- If a probationer fails to acquire the prescribed special qualification within the prescribed or extended period of probation, the appointing authority shall, by order, discharge him from Service. (3) Completion of probation:- If at the end of the prescribed or extended period of probation as the case may be, the appointing authority considers the probationer to be suitable for full membership, it shall issue an order declaring the probationer to have satisfactorily completed his period of probation. On the issue of such order, the probationer shall be deemed to have satisfactorily completed his probation on the date of expiry of the prescribed or extended period of probation as the case may be. ( 4 ) Discharge at the end of probation:- If at the end of the prescribed or extended period of probation, as the case may be, the appointing authority does not consider the probationer suitable for full membership, it shall discharge him from the Service after giving him a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken.