CWP No.2529/08 26.11.2008 Present: Mr. Sanjeev Bhushan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. for respondent No.1. Mr. D.K. Khanna, counsel for respondent No.2. Mr. Anup Rattan, Central Govt. Counsel for respondent No.3. CMP No.3689/08 Allowed. CWP No.2529 of 2008 The petitioners who are lecturers in the School are aggrieved by the fact that the lecturers in the Colleges are being appointed on contract basis. According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, in the advertisement there is a specific provision for the appointment of lecturers in the Colleges on contractual basis with a specific condition that the candidate engaged on the contract basis under these rules shall have no right to claim for regularization/permanent absorption as lecturer ( college cadre ) in the department at any stage. Accordingly, all those who would be selected, would be governed by the terms and conditions referred in the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh “Higher Education Department Lecturers College Cadre Class-I (Gazetted) Recruitment and Promotion Rules, 2007. The petitioners who are lecturers in the school want to be considered and promoted on regular basis. We are of the considered opinion that in the light of the aforesaid Rules, 2007 no such promotion can be claimed by the petitioners. The petitioners have further prayed that they be appointed on regular basis. This appears to be absurd prayer for the reason that the appointment can only be made in accordance with the rules and conditions referred to in the advertisement. The appointments made would be governed by the Rules of 2007 as it exist today or amended for the time to come. In the light of above, no interference is warranted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed, so also the pending applications. ( Jagdish Bhalla), CJ ( Kuldip Singh) J. November 26, 2008 (sks)