IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP (T) No.7780 of 2008 Date of decision : April 29, 2011 Maya Devi …Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and others …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surjit Singh, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner : Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 3. Ms Ranjana Parmar, Advocate, for respondent No.4. Surjit Singh, Judge(Oral) Heard and gone through the record. 2. Facts of the case are in pari materia with the facts in CWP(T) No.8415 of 2008, titled as Santosh versus The State of Himachal Pradesh and others, decided by a Bench of this Court on 21st February, 2011. Copy of the judgment has been shown. 3. As in the present case, in that case also process for appointment of Part-time Water Carrier was initiated and interviews held in January, 1999 and then in the year 2002 appointment was made, under Para-12 of the Part-time Water Carrier Scheme, on compassionate ground, ignoring the selection process, which had been undertaken, in the year 1999. In this case also, interviews were held in the year 1999. Petitioner was one of the candidates. She had Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? …2… already been working as Part-time Water Carrier, under Parents-Teachers Association. In 2001, that is to say after about two years, respondent No.4 was appointed, on compassionate grounds, under the aforesaid Para-12 of the Scheme, ignoring the result of selection process, in which respondent No.4 also participated. 4. In the aforesaid CWP(T) No.8415 of 2008, it has been held that once selection process starts, appointment has to be made, on the basis of result of selection and no candidate can be appointed, by invoking the provision of Para-12 of the Part-time Water Carrier Scheme, which pertains to appointment on compassionate grounds. 5. In view of the above stated position, present writ petition is allowed. Appointment of respondent No.4 is quashed, with immediate effect. Writ petition stands disposed of. April 29, 2011(sd) ( Surjit Singh ), J