C.W.P.No. 11889 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P.No. 11889 of 2011 Date of Decision:-13.07.2011 Navita Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others Respondents CORAM :HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI. Present: Mr.D.D.Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Puneet Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. RITU BAHRI,J Keeping in view the controversy involved and with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, this petition is disposed of without insisting for reply. The petitioner is working as Guest Faculty Lecturer. She is being relieved every year in the month of February and is called again in the month of July, when new session starts. The respondents are in the habit of replacing the already working Guest Faculty Lecturer with new appointees. The petitioner filed the present writ petition in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to allow to continue against C.W.P.No. 11889 of 2011 2 the posts on which she is working till the regular appointment is made. It is settled principle of law that a temporary arrangement cannot be replaced by a similar temporary arrangement. The respondents are, however, at liberty to make appointment on regular basis by making appropriate advertisement in consonance with Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. However, the respondents cannot be permitted to replace the petitioner to substitute her by similar contractual/temporary arrangements. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents that the petitioner be not replaced by similar arrangement except if her service is not needed or due to unsuitability and ineligibility. 13.07.2011 (RITU BAHRI) Anoop JUDGE