IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No. 11018 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : AUGUST 26, 2009 DR. ARVIND MAHAJAN ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Manpreet Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been filed praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioner with effect from the date the petitioner completed 4 years in service, in terms of recommendations of the Committee under the Chairmanship of Justice S.S. Sandhawalia, Former Chief Justice. It has been pleaded that the petitioner was selected and given Civil Writ Petition No. 11018 of 2009 2 appointment on short-term basis with effect from 4.2.1993. The services of the petitioner were, subsequently, extended from time to time. The petitioner continued to serve as Medical Officer. Finally, the services of the petitioner were regularised with effect from 4.6.1998 vide order dated 26.8.1998 (Annexure P-1). A number of doctors were appointed on adhoc basis or short- term basis, however, no uniform policy for regularisation of their services was framed by the respondents. The respondent-State formed a Committee under the Chairmanship of Justice S.S. Sandhawalia, Former Chief Justice, to consider the issue. The Committee made recommendations for regularisation of services of such persons on completion of 4 years of service. It has been pleaded that the respondents adopted the recommendations, however, effect is not being given thereto. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also referred to judgment of this Court in CWP 17451 of 2008 (Dr.Amarjit Kaur and others v. State of Punjab and another), which was allowed vide order dated 28.7.2009. Learned counsel for the respondent-State has neither been able to distinguish the judgment rendered in the case of Dr.Amarjit Kaur (supra) nor dispute the facts, as stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner. Considering the above, this petition is allowed in terms of the order dated 28.7.2009, passed in CWP 17451 of 2008 (Dr.Amarjit Kaur and others v. State of Punjab and another). The respondents are, accordingly, directed to consider the Civil Writ Petition No. 11018 of 2009 3 case of the petitioner and pass orders regularisating his services with effect from the date on which the petitioner completed four years in service. Necessary decision be taken within a period of 2 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. August 26, 2009 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?