IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 3403 of 2010. Decided on: 8.7.2010. Punam Chauhan. ….. Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh Transporate Corporation …… Respondent. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. P.P. Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Adarsh Sharma, Advocate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): Writ petition has been filed with the following prayer: (a) “to issue a writ of mandamus, appropriate writ, order or direction in nature thereof, directing the respondent Corporation to consider the petitioner to have been appointed on regular basis w.e.f. 6.9.2004 i.e. the date of her initial appointment, as the appointment of the petitioner was against the vacant regular post with all the consequential benefits and arrears alongwith interest thereon @ 18% pa or in the alternative regularize the petitioner in the similar manner as other similarly situated persons have been regularized shortly after their appointment with all the consequential benefits 2. The learned counsel for the respondent-corporation submits that no junior to the petitioner in terms of date of application has been appointed in service on regular basis. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of, making it clear that before the claim of any junior to the petitioner is considered, the claim of the petitioner shall be considered. ( Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. ( Kuldip Singh), Judge. July 8, 2010 (sks/grs)