IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 7247 of 2010. Decided on: December 21, 2010. Madan Lal …..Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & Others. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner: Mr.Ajay Kumar Dhiman, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K.Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr.J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General for respondents No.1 & 2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner is aggrieved since he has been replaced by Lecturer appointed on contract basis. According to the petitioner, there are several vacant posts available for accommodation of the Lecturer appointed on contract basis. It will be open to the petitioner to point out the availability of such vacancies before the Director, in which case, an attempt may be made by the Director to see whether regularly recruited teacher/teacher on contract basis also, can be accommodated in any of the vacancies. This exercise shall be done with notice to the teacher now serving in the School who is to be shifted and also the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the Writ Petition, by the petitioner. 2. The learned Deputy Advocate General submits that the PTA teachers may claim permanent status. We do not find any basis for such apprehension. They are appointed under a particular policy. So long as the policy is kept intact, they are bound by the orders of appointment/agreements executed in terms of the policy. Therefore, in tune with the progress in regular appointment, PTA appointees will have to be replaced in a phased manner, unless the policy is changed. 2 3. With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 21, 2010. (Justice V.K. Ahuja), (tilak/pankaj) Judge.