1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.7802/09 Suresh Chand Kumhar & Anr. vs. State & Ors. Date of order : 8/7/2009. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Ms. Sudesh Kasana for the petitioners. ****** The grievance raised by the petitioners is that they were engaged on contractual basis for a period of one year on the post of Data Entry Operator under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by Programme Officer, Panchayat Samiti, Khandar but their contract was not further extended even though clause (1) of the agreement has provided that the period of contract can however be extended by mutual consent for a period of not more than one year at the time but will not in any case exceed 5 years in all. The scheme is still continuing and the petitioners are not being engaged for last two months. In view of the specific clause contained in the agreement that the extension of the contract would be at the option of the respondents and it could be extended only by 2 mutual consent of both the parties, no positive direction for extending the period of contract can be issued. However, if and when the respondents decides to engage any one on the post of Data Entry Operator, it goes without saying that the petitioners would have preferential claim. The petitioner may therefore make a suitable appreciation to the District Programme Coordinator, National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, who shall consider the same and if they decide to make appointment on the post of Data Entry Operator, grant preference to the petitioner. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. RS/