IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 8707 of 2010. Decided on: January 4, 2011. Poonam Lata ….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. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner: Mr. Rajiv Rai, 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 Writ Petition is filed with the following prayers: “i) That the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue the writ of mandamus whereby the respondent may kindly be directed to quash the order dated 19.07.2010 vide Annexure P/2. ii) That the Hon’ble Court may kindly also be pleased to direct the respondent no. 2 to accommodate the petitioner in the GSSS Mehli to the post of Lecturer in English and further to accommodate the respondent No.5 to any of the vacant station where the post of the Lecturer in English is lying vacant and the studies of the students are also suffering. iii) That the respondent State may kindly be directed to provide the Lecturer in English and also in other subject at earliest where the studies of the students are suffering for the want of teacher in the School and the carrier of the students are being spoiled.” 2. The petitioner is aggrieved since she has been replaced by regularly recruited teacher.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. 3. The learned Addl. Advocate General submits that the PTA teachers may claim permanent status. We do not find any basis for such 2 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. 4. With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. January 4, 2011. ( Justice V.K. Ahuja ), (karan/vs) Judge.