IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP-T No. 7141/2008 Decided on:4.8.2010 _____________________________________________ Shivani Vaidya. …Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. ________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the petitioner : Nemo. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. R.P. Singh, Asstt. Advocate General. _____________________________________________________ Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). The present petition has been filed with the following main reliefs: i) “The respondents be directed to pay equal basic pay as is paid to the regular lecturer possessing the same qualifications and duties. ii) The respondents be also directed not to give breaks to the service of the applicant. iii) The respondents be also directed to regularize the services of the applicant as the applicant has been working against the post of permanent nature and fulfills all the requisite and essential qualifications for the post” 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No 2 2. This Court has held the Lecturers/Teachers, appointed on ad hoc basis, entitled to the regular pay scale. However, the operation of judgment has been stayed by the Division Bench in a Letters Paten Appeal. So far as the grievance of the petitioner qua giving fictional breaks is concerned, the same cannot be given by the respondents in view of the law laid down by Hon’ble Supreme Court in Rattan Lal and others versus State of Haryana and others, AIR 1987 SC 478. Petitioner was appointed on ad hoc basis vide office order dated 13.11.1998. In case she is continuously working till date, her case is directed to be considered for regularization in accordance with law within a period of ten weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this judgment. 3. In view of above observations/directions, the petition is disposed of with no order as to costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge 4.8.2010 *awasthi*