IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 5571 of 2010. Decided on: 8th September, 2010. Khushal Singh. …Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh,, Judge. For the Petitioner : Mr. Javed Khan, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner is aggrieved since he has been dis- engaged as PTA teacher on the posting of the 4th respondent, who is a teacher appointed on contract basis. PTA teacher is only an ad hoc arrangement and such a teacher has to give way to the regular appointees, be it on tenure basis, contract basis or on regular basis. However, if such contract, ad hoc, tenure or regular teachers can be appointed in the schools where there are vacancies and also where their services are required, is not always necessary to replace PTA teachers, keeping available the vacancies in other schools. Therefore, it is only appropriate that the second respondent looks into the matter and in case the 4th respondent can be accommodated in any of the nearby school where there is regular vacancy and where the service of the teacher is required, steps in that regard shall be taken within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this 2 judgment. If the 4th respondent is thus accommodated, as above, it will be open to the PTA in the Government Senior Secondary School, Rohanda, District Mandi to re-engage the petitioner. 2. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 8th September, 2010 ( Justice Kuldip Singh), (tr) Judge.