IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Review Application No.413 of 2011 and Civil Misc.No.14553 of 2011 in Civil Writ Petition No.14404 of 2011 Date of Decision : November 07, 2011. Gurjant Singh and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present :Mr.Ram Kumar Malik, Senior Advocate, with Mr.Kohal Sharma, Advocate, for applicants-respondent Nos.3&6 -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) C.M.No.14553 of 2011 The application is allowed, as prayed for. R.A.No.413 of 2011 This review application seeks to recall the order dated 1.9.2011 wherein it was observed that “there appears to be no rhyme or reason for displacing the regular employees to accommodate the contract/adhoc employees, unless a conscious decision has been taken in administrative and public interest”. The review applicants submit that they have in fact been selected eventually for regular appointments though have been appointed on adhoc basis for 18 months. They contend that in such RA No.413 of 2011 [2] like peculiar situation they should not be displaced to give preference to regular employees on the strength of the observations made by this Court. Having heard learned counsel for the applicants, I am of the considered view that the order dated 1.9.2011 need not be recalled for the reason that as soon as the applicants enter the regular cadre, the observations made therein would be inapplicable qua them. That apart, the matter has been left to the discretion of the Policy Makers and no categoric mandate has been issued that the regular employees must not be displaced by adhoc/contractual employees in any circumstances. Suffice it to observe that the applicants shall be at liberty to pursue their cause for regular absorption, if so permissible in law and policy, and/or for a conscious policy decision consistent with the principles of equality and in the administrative/public interest. With these observations the review application stands disposed of. November 07, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE