Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant had standing to bring a public-law appeal against his dismissal.
Decisão extraída
Yes. Under cantonal public-service law, dismissal depended on material grounds, so he had a legally protected interest.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 45 of the Neuchâtel Statute makes dismissal contingent on just reasons; this suffices for standing under Art. 88 OJ.