IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 9381 of 2007 (O&M) Date of Decision: 15.09.2011 Gagandeep Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Mr. B.S.Bajwa, Advocate, for the applicant-petitioners. Ms. Monika Chibbar Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State of Punjab. Mr. Anupam Singla, Advocate, for respondent No.2. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) CM No. 7891 of 2011 Heard. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the main case is taken on board for final disposal. C.M. stands disposed of. CWP No. 9381 of 2007 (O&M) The petitioners were appointed as Education Volunteers under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan on 02.05.2005/29.03.2005. Their services were later on dispensed with vide order dated 05.06.2007 due to joining of regular incumbents. Aggrieved petitioners have approached this Court. CWP No. 9381 of 2007 (O&M) [2] Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after going through the record I am of the considered view that no fault per-se can be found with the impugned orders as the petitioners who were appointed as a stop gap arrangement were relieved due to joining of the regular incumbents. It is, however, not in dispute that the vacancies keep on rising for various factors and the appointment of Education Volunteers in accordance with the Government Policy dated 29.11.2004 (Annexure P-1) is a regular feature as the schools cannot be rendered defunct for want of teachers, causing immense educational loss to the next generation. Such being the object of the policy behind employing Education Volunteers, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the petitioners for re-employment as Education Volunteers wherever the vacancies are available and in accordance with the Policy dated 29.11.2004 (Annexure P-1). Dasti. 15.09.2011 (SURYA KANT) 'ravinder' JUDGE