IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1589 (SS) of 2011 Km. Shiv Kumari and another …Petitioners Versus State of Uttarakhand and others …Respondents Mr. R.C. Tamta, Advocate present for the petitioners. Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, Advocate present for the respondents. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) 1. Heard Mr. R.C. Tamta, Advocate for the petitioners and Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, Advocate present for the respondents. 2. The petitioners were working as Junior Engineer purely on contractual basis in the Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan. Their services came to an end under the terms and condition of the contract. 3. The petitioners have challenged their dismissal order dated 09.11.2011 (Annexure-6 to the writ petition) passed by respondent no. 5. The petitioners have no lien on that post. Moreover, according to the respondents, those posts either have been filled by the Public Service Commission or to be filled by them, therefore, the services of the petitioners are no more required. 4. The writ petition is liable to be dismissed and is hereby dismissed. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that respondent no. 5 made a contract with the petitioners that if the services of the petitioners are dismissed without one month’s prior notice, the respondents have to pay a month’s salary in lieu of notice. 2 6. As such, it is hereby directed that if there is a provision to provide notice prior to dismissal of service or to pay one month’s salary then in such an eventuality one month’s salary should be paid to the petitioner. 7. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) Dated: 21.11.2011 VKG