IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 6796/2011 Decided on:29.9.2011 _____________________________________________ Manoj Kumar. …Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. ________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the petitioner : Mr. K.C. Sankhyan, Advocate vice counsel for the petitioner. For the Respondents: Mr. Ankush Sood, Addl. A.G. with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. A.G. for respondents No.1 to 3. Respondent No.4 in person. _____________________________________________________ Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). Petitioner was appointed as Lecturer (Biology) by the P.T.A. President, i.e. respondent No.4 after observing all the codal formalities. Petitioner has approached this Court seeking directions to the respondents to re-engage his services as Lecturer (Biology) in Government Senior Secondary School, Bagsaid, District Mandi, H.P. It has come in the reply of respondent-State that the services of the petitioner have 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No 2 not been terminated, rather he himself has remained absent with effect from 2.7.2011 to 22.8.2011. Respondent No.4 was also present in person. In view of this, respondent No.4 is directed to re-engage the petitioner forthwith as Lecturer (Biology) in Government Senior Secondary School, Bagsaid, District Mandi, H.P forthwith. Respondent-State is directed to release the grant-in-aid, if otherwise the petitioner is fully eligible and qualified for the same. 2. In view of above direction, the present petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. No costs. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. 29.9.2011 *awasthi*