Per Kakru J: 1. This LPA is directed against the judgment dated: 27-09-2001 arising out of Service Writ Petition 1206/2000. The writ petitioner (hereinafter appellant) in response to an advertisement notice issued by Life Insurance Company (hereinafter LIC) applied for the post of Watchman on a prescribed format. In support of eligibility the appellant annexed a certificate issued by Headmaster Khalsa High School, Srinagar Kashmir. While on probation the LIC in its wisdom with a view to ascertain genuineness of the certificate addressed a communication to the head of the institution of the said school. In response thereto the Principal conveyed that the certificate relates to one Sumair Singh but has been forged in favour of the appellant. Having been confronted with Khalsa Schools certificate the appellant admitted in writing that it was the same certificate which was produced by him to establish his eligibility for the post of Watchman. In view of the candid admission so made the appellant came to be discharged from service before he would complete the period of probation which was challenged by medium of writ petition but of no avail therefore this letters patent appeal. 2. The main ground of challenge urged before us by learned counsel for the appellant is that respondents were required to observe the rules of natural justice. Dealing with the contention , the learned Single Judge has regretted his inability to approve of the contention, for, it would amount to absurdity. We are in agreement with the view taken by the writ Court. However, we would like to add a few words. This is a case where regular appointment was to be offered to the petitioner after completion of the probation and before he would complete the probation and regular appointment would be offered to him, the LIC received the reply from Khalsa High School indicating that the certificate produced by the appellant alleged to be issued by the institution was not genuine one, yet the respondents did not dispense with his service and instead asked him to explain as to whether he had sought appointment on the basis of the certificate of the said institution and whether it was the same certificate which was relied upon by him for obtaining the job. The querry was replied by him in affirmative to which effect his statement was also recorded. The matter does not end here. The querry was replied by him in affirmative to which effect his statement was also recorded. The matter does not end here. There is something more which has direct bearing on the issue and needs to be taken note of. The petitioner had applied for the post on the prescribed format which was produced by the respondents before the writ Court. Its perusal reveals that the appellant has given his full bio data. Sub para (c) of para 8 of the application form being relevant to the issued may be extracted: Question Answer 8 (c) Name of the Institution/school you attended last: Govt. Khalsa High School, Srinagar 3. From the answer recorded against the column, it is manifestly clear that Government Khalsa High School, Srinagar is the institution last attended by the appellant. The appellants contention introduced before the writ Court that Government Secondary School Panzin Chandoora Budgam Kashmir is the last institution he attended needs to be appreciated in the light of the fact that the appellant has not only produced certificate of Government Khalsa High School in support of his contention but has categorically stated in the application form that Khalsa High School was the last school attended by him. He has also given the particulars of the certificate issued by Khalsa High School in his application. Why such a mention if it was not the last school attended no explanation even worth the name was put forward by him during the inquiry. All this shows that it is an endeavour to escape the fall out of an unearthed fraud. That apart during the course of inquiry he has admitted that he has produced the certificate of Khalsa School to establish his eligibility, which was in fact judged on the basis of the said certificate besides bio data given by him in the application form, therefore, it cannot lie in his mouth that he has been condemned unheard. It is appropriate (Sic) to mention that law is settled that fraud and forgery rob a document of its legal effect. As a corollary a wrong doer cannot claim any right on the basis of a fraudulant document. The certificate pressed into service by the appellant being a fake document, granting a relief on such document would be prejudicial to the interests of law. 4. For the aforementioned reasons letters patent appeal is dismissed. No order as to costs.