IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.19278 of 2007 Date of Decision: 21.1.2008 Mohd.Shahid Shameen and others Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Shri Rajesh Lamba, Advocate for the petitioners Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) The petitioners were taken in service on contract basis for a period of 89 days, at a fixed salary. Condition No.1 of their appointment letters reads thus:- “The contract can be terminated at any time without assigning any reason with 24 hours notice on either side.” It was further mentioned in that letter that the services rendered, shall not count towards benefit of pension or gratuity etc. It was specifically mentioned in clause 9 that the offer of appointment on contract basis shall not be counted as service and will not bestow upon their claim for regular appointment against any post. Even leave of any kind was not available to the petitioners. They have filed this writ petition with a prayer to set aside condition, limiting their period of employment and further that they be allowed to continue in service till regular hands are appointed Civil Writ Petition No.19278 of 2007 against the posts in question. We feel that in view of ratio of judgment of a Constitutional Bench of Hon’ble Supreme Court in Secretary, State of Karnataka and others v. Umadevi and others, 2006(4) SCC 1, the petitioners have no right whatsoever. Similar controversy came up for consideration before a Division Bench of this Court in Rajender Kumar v. State of Haryana and others (CWP No.7563 of 2005), decided on 25.4.2006 and also in Rajender Kumar son of Shri Hardwari lal v. State of Haryana and others , (CWP No.4973 of 2006), decided on 7.8.2006. On noting that employment to the petitioners, in those cases, was on contract basis, they were held not entitled to continuity in service beyond the period of their engagement. Position is the same in the present case. No case is made out for interference. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge January 21, 2008 (Jaswant Singh) gk Judge 2