IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 8601 of 2010 Decided on: December 31, 2010. Anant Ram ….Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & ors. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner: Mr. Neeraj K. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G, for respondents No. 1 to 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner is aggrieved since he has been replaced by regularly recruited teacher. According to the petitioner, there are several vacant posts available for accommodation of the regularly recruited teachers. It will be open to the petitioner 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 petitioner. It will be open to the private respondent(s) to take all available contentions before the Director. 2. The learned Addl. 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. 2 3. With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 31, 2010. ( Justice V.K. Sharma ), (karan/vs) Judge.