Civil Writ Petition No. 14210 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 14210 of 2011 Date of decision:-05.8.2011 Dr. Avinash Kumar and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. L.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioners. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) This writ petition is under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to adjust the petitioners, who are lecturers and non-teaching staff working on contractual basis with respondent No.3. Grievance of the petitioners is that the college has been taken over by the University and petitioners have been appointed on contract basis. A Review Committee had considered this aspect and came to the conclusion that they shall be lecturers on contract basis and shifted to other Government colleges as per availability of the posts. The Secretary has been given due information to the Deputy Director Colleges on 6.7.2011. The Director, Colleges recommended to the Secretary on 16.7.2009. The apprehension of the petitioners is that if before them regular lecturers joined the college the Secretary Government of Punjab should decide their representation. This writ petition is being disposed of by giving a direction to the Civil Writ Petition No. 14210 of 2011 -2- Secretary, Government of Punjab to decide the issue regarding absorption of petitioners within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. August 05, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE