As per the case facts, a scientist from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was dismissed from service without an inquiry, citing the interest of State security due to unauthorized ... association with a foreign institution in a strategic research area. The Central Administrative Tribunal and the High Court upheld the dismissal. The appeal to the Supreme Court challenged this dismissal. The question arose whether the dismissal without inquiry was justified given the circumstances concerning State security and the appellant's unauthorized foreign association. Finally, the Supreme Court found no reason to interfere with the High Court's judgment, stating that the organization was justified in casting suspicion on the appellant's honesty, integrity, reliability, dependability, and trustworthiness due to his unauthorized association with a foreign institution, especially in a sensitive area like propulsion which is strategic to the nation's rocketry programs.