CWP (T) No.16639 of 2008. 10.12.2009. Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Addl. Advocate General, with Mr. P.K. Sharma, Addl. Advocate General with Mr. Anil Jaswal, Dy. Advocate General, for the respondents. Petitioner was appointed as Lecturer in the subject of Geology on 3.11.1997 in sequel to interview held on 22.8.1997. He approached the learned Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal merely on the basis of the apprehension that he will be replaced by another temporary Lecturer by the respondents. The learned Tribunal granted interim relief to the petitioner on 10.1.2001. The matter was heard in part on 3.12.2009. When the case was called out today, neither the petitioner’s counsel nor the petitioner is present. Petitioner is neither represented by his counsel nor he is present in person. Mr. Sharma, learned Senior Additional Advocate General submits that on the basis of interim order granted by the learned Tribunal, the petitioner is still continuing though his contract has come to an end on 31.3.2002. Petitioner was appointed on contract basis on 3.11.1997. He was permitted to continue upto 31.12.2000. The respondent-State on the basis of the interim order passed by the Tribunal has entered into fresh agreement with the petitioner whereby he was offered appointment on contract basis upto 31.3.2002. It was clearly stipulated, according to Mr. Sharma, learned Senior Additional Advocate General, in the appointment letter that the appointment will come to an end after the expiry of period of contract or on the joining of regular incumbent in his place, whichever was earlier. The petitioner has no right to continue after the contract period was over. His appointment was co-terminous with the expiry of contract i.e. 31.3.2002. The contract was never renewed thereafter. Moreover, the present writ petition has been filed merely on the basis of apprehension. We are of the considered view that the petition was pre-mature. Consequently, there is no merit in the writ petition and the same is dismissed. (R.B. Misra), ACJ. 10th December, 2009. (Rajiv Sharma), J. (tr)