{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.9877 OF 2010 Dr.Manisha d/o Govindrao Choudhary, age: 35 years, Occ: Medical Officer Class-II (Blood Transmission Officer), District Civil Hospital, Dhule, District Dhule. Petitioner Versus 1 The State of Maharashtra, through the Secretary, Public Health Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 2 The Deputy Director of Health Services, Nasik Circle, Nasik, District Nasik. 3 The District Civil Surgeon, District Civil Hospital, Dhule Respondents Mr.J.S.Deshmukh, advocate for petitioner Mrs.A.V.Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondents. CORAM : B.R.GAVAI AND R.M.BORDE, JJ. DATE : 15 th November, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per B.R.Gavai, J.): 1 Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by consent of learned Counsel for respective parties. {2} 2 The limited grievance raised by the petitioner in the present petition is that her services should not be replaced by another ad hoc employee. 3 By now, it is a settled position of law that an ad hoc employee cannot be replaced by another ad hoc employee and in case ad hoc arrangement is required to be continued, same ad hoc employee should be continued till regularly selected candidate is available. 4 In that view of the matter, we direct that petitioner should not be replaced by an another ad hoc employee. In case Respondents desire to continue an ad hoc employee, petitioner shall be continued on the post on which she was appointed till she is replaced by a regularly selected candidate. 5 Rule is made absolute in aforesaid terms. No order as to costs. R.M.BORDE B.R.GAVAI JUDGE JUDGE adb/wp987710