IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.WP No. 3909 of 2011. [O&M] Date of Decision: 26th August, 2011. Jaswinder Singh Petitioner through Mr. Vipul Jindal, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Ms. Kavita Arora, AAG, Punjab. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL] The petitioner was appointed as a part-time Lecturer in Punjabi on 8.12.2001. He applied for ex-India leave for a period of one year in the year 2008 which was not admissible to a part-time Lecturer. The petitioner went abroad without getting the leave sanctioned and came back on 31.03.2009. His absence from duty led to the passing of an order of termination of his services on 31.01.2009. His appeal has also been turned down by the Principal of the College vide order dated 08.01.2011. The aggrieved petitioner has approached this court. Learned counsel have been heard at some length and the record perused. In my considered view, no fault can be found with the view formed by the authorities as the petitioner being a part-time employee was not entitled to any leave nor it was ever sanctioned by the Competent Authority. Otherwise also, leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right even by a regular employee. No ground tointerfere in the impugned orders is, thus, made out. It is, however, clarified that the impugned orders shall not be treated as `punitive' in nature against the petitioner's future employment and as and when he applies for regular appointment, he shall not denied the same only on the ground of his termination from service vide the impugned order. The contention of the petitioner that he has been relieved by an incompetent authority can not be entertained for the reason that he was appointed by the Principal of the College as a part- time/stop gap arrangement who has approved and endorsed the order passed by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer. Dismissed. August 26, 2011. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE