IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP-T No. 14681/2008 Decided on:5.7.2010 _____________________________________________ Nisha Thakur. …Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioners : Mr. Ajay Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. P.M. Negi, Dy. Advocate General for respondents No. 1 to 3. None for respondents No.4 and 5. ____________________________________________________ Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). Petitioner was appointed by the Parent Teacher Association in Government Senior Secondary School, Balugloa, District Kangra. However, he was replaced by a regular incumbent on 1.2.2007. The incumbent, who was appointed against the petitioner, is reported to have retired on 31.3.2010. Mr. Ajay Chandel has brought to the notice of the Court that despite petitioner being replaced by a regular incumbent, he 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. 2 was permitted to discharge the duties of a Teacher. Since the petitioner has been working from the very beginning as a Teacher, even though regular incumbent was sent to School, it will be in the interest of just to direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to discharge the duties of a teacher on PTA basis and to release him the salary through grant-in-aid with effect from 1.4.2010. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to discharge the duties of a Teacher on PTA basis in Government Senior Secondary School, Balugloa, District Kangra and to release the grant-in-aid for the purpose of paying salary to the petitioner with effect from 1.4.2010 within a period of ten weeks from today. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge 5.7.2010 *awasthi*