IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 8058 of 2010 & connected matters. Decided on: December 21, 2010. 1. CWP No. 8058 of 2010. Ramesh Kumar vs. State of H.P. & ors. 2. CWP No. 8059 of 2010. Janam Singh vs. State of H.P. & ors. 3. CWP No. 8060 of 2010. Sarita Devi vs. State of H.P. & ors. 4. CWP No. 8061 of 2010. Bandana vs. State of H.P. & ors. 5. CWP No. 8062 of 2010. Hans Raj vs. State of H.P. & ors. 6. CWP No. 8063 of 2010. Ajit singh vs. State of H.P. & ors. 7. CWP No. 8083 of 2010. Pram Lal vs. State of H.P. & ors. 8. CWP No. 8084 of 2010. Rakesh Kumar vs. State of H.P. & ors. 9. CWP No. 8085 of 2010. Anjana Kumari vs. State of H.P. & ors. 10. CWP No. 8086 of 2010. Vikas Verma vs. State of H.P. & ors. 11. CWP No. 8087 of 2010. Rajeev Singh vs. State of H.P. & ors. 12. CWP No. 8088 of 2010. Ms. Harsh Lata vs. State of H.P. & ors. 13. CWP No. 8089 of 2010. Madan Mohan vs. State of H.P. & ors. 14. CWP No. 8090 of 2010. Vinod Kumar vs. State of H.P. & ors. 15. CWP No. 8091 of 2010. Virender Kumar vs. State of H.P. & ors. 16. CWP No. 8215 of 2010. Ajay Kumar vs. State of H.P. & ors. 2 Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K.Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner(s): Mr. Neeraj K. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, AG, with Mr. J.K.Verma, Dy. AG, for respondents No. 1 to 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioners are aggrieved since they have been replaced by regularly recruited teachers. According to the petitioners, there are several vacant posts available for accommodation of the regularly recruited teachers. It will be open to the petitioners to point out the availability of such vacancies before the Director, in which case, an attempt may be made by the Director to see whether regularly recruited teachers/teachers on contract basis also, can be accommodated in any of the vacancies. This exercise shall be done with notice to the teacher now serving in the School who is to be shifted and also the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of production of copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the Writ Petition, by the respective petitioners. 2. The learned Deputy Advocate General submits that the PTA teachers may claim permanent status. We do not find any basis for such apprehension. They are appointed under a particular policy. So long as the policy is kept in tact, they are bound by the orders of appointment/agreements executed in terms of the policy. Therefore, in tune with the progress in regular appointment, PTA appointees will have to be replaced in a phased manner, unless the policy is changed. 3. With these observations, the Writ Petitions are disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 21, 2010. ( Justice V.K.Ahuja ), (karan) Judge.