IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/B) No. 87 of 2009 Dr. Urmila Rana ……. Petitioner. Versus Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna University, Sri Nagar Pauri Garhwal and others ……. Respondents. Mr. M.C. Kandpal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Rakesh Kumar Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. L.P. Naithani, Senior Advocate with Mr. J.P. Joshi, Advocate for the respondents. Date of Judgment: 13.08.2010 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Barin Ghosh, C.J. Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. BARIN GHOSH, C. J. (Oral) Petitioner was appointed since 2001 on contract basis to discharge duties of a teacher for a fixed period, whereas since 1991 people had been appointed to discharge such duties in the capacity of part-time lecturers. This continued upto 1984. In order to give appropriate relief to them, the University Act was suitably amended to pave the way of regularization of those part-time appointees. The petitioner in the present writ petition seeks similar treatment. The statute, as it stands, does not permit the respondents to treat the petitioner in the same footing as that of those who had been regularized in the manner indicated above. However, in the event vacancies are available, we would request the respondents to fill up those vacancies on regular basis as quickly as possible in accordance with law, and while filling up of those vacancies, to consider the petitioner, as well as all others who are otherwise entitled to be considered for filling up those vacancies. 2. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) (Barin Ghosh, C.J.) 13.08.2010 13.08.2010 Amit