CWP No.11205 of 1988 :1: In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. CWP No.11205 of 1988 Date of decision:23.09.2008 Didar Singh .. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .. Respondents CORAM HON'BL MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: None for the petitioner. Mr.S.S. Sahu, AAG, Punjab, for the respondents. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): I have perused the paper-book and heard the learned counsel for the respondents. It is admitted case of the petitioner that he was appointed as Peon as Ad hoc purely on temporary basis for a period of two months by respondent No.3, at a monthly salary of Rs.300/- plus allowances against a short vacancy of Peon created due to provisional promotion of one peon as Jamadar, vide order dated 12.11.1986. Thereafter, the petitioner was allowed to continue and his appointment was extended from time to time with notional breaks upto 09.06.1988 when his services were dispensed on 31.08.1988. During the period, the petitioner served intermittently for a period ranging between 10 days to 77 days in one go. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction for his reinstatement in service with continuity. CWP No.11205 of 1988 :2: No reply has been filed by the respondents. From the appointment order dated 11.12.1986, Annexure P-1, it is apparent that the petitioner's engagement as ad hoc peon was purely temporary against the vacancy created on account of promotion of one Peon as Jamadar. The appointment of the petitioner, in fact, was back door without adopting a due process of selection. Such an appointment is illegal from its inception in view of the law laid by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Secretary, State of Karnataka and others Vs. Uma Devi and others, (2006) 4 SCC, 1. In view of the above, I find no merit in the present petition and the same is hereby dismissed with no order as to costs. 23.09.2008 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to the Reporter? NO