CWP No.6010 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.6010 of 2008 Date of decision: 22.10.2008 Hardeep Singh ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. T.K. Joshi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, DAG, Punjab. Mr. G.S. Attariwala, Advocate, for respondent No.4. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (oral) The petitioner had been working as a Clerk in the office of Nagar Panchayat, Khanauri, District Sangrur from 10.4.2001 upto 23.2.2006, with intermittent breaks. Respondent No.4 vide Annexure P-13 has also stated that the petitioner has been handling the work of births/deaths, despatch/receipt, etc. and the same is being obstructed. It has further been averred that the Nagar Panchayat, Khanauri is in need of more officials. He has also recommended that the petitioner be appointed against the post of Clerk on contract basis vide Annexure P-14. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner be allowed to continue as Clerk on contractual basis till CWP No.6010 of 2008 2 regular appointments are made by the respondents. Short reply on behalf of respondent No.4 has been filed wherein it has been admitted that the petitioner has been working as clerk since the year 2001. It has further been admitted that the petitioner has been continuing as clerk with intermediate break till 14.6.2007. Learned counsel for respondent No.4 also states that at present the petitioner is continuing on the post of clerk. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has been continuing on the post of clerk on contractual basis, therefore, we dispose of this writ petition with the direction that the petitioner shall not be replaced by another employee on contract basis. However, in case any regular selections are made, then the petitioner shall have no right to continue on the post in question. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE October 22, 2008 'rajpal'