CWP (T) No.2642 of 2008 25.5.2009 Present: Mr. Neel Kamal Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Additional Advocate General with Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General for the respondents. The petitioner was appointed as Art and Craft teacher in Nath Mohan Memorial High School, Jahu, District Hamirpur on 20.10.1986. The State Government had upgraded Government Middle School, Jahu to High School on 31.3.1994. Mr. Neel Kamal Sharma, Advocate has argued that the services of the petitioner were liable to be taken over by the State Government after the upgradation of the school. The services of the teachers or Ministerial Staff can be ordered to be taken over by the State Government, if it is a case of taking over. In the present case, the school has been upgraded from Government Middle School to High School. Consequently, the respondents cannot be directed to take over the services of the petitioner. There is a distinction between taking over and upgradation of the school. Accordingly, there is no merit in the present petition and the same is dismissed. However, it is clarified that in case the State at its own level had decided to take over the services of similarly situate persons, the case of the petitioner is liable to be considered at par with them. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. May 25, 2009. (rkv)