C.W.P. No. 1 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 1 of 2008 Date of decision : 18.3.2008. ... Jagwati ................ Petitioner vs. State of Haryana and others .................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasbir Singh Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.C. Puri Present: Sh. Surender Dagar, Advocate for the petitioner Sh. Harish Rathee, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana for respondents No. 1 to 4. ... Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) Reply has been filed on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4 in Court today. The same is taken on record. The petitioner was selected and appointed as Hindi teacher (Guest Faculty) on 15.11.2007. Thereafter, her service was terminated on 19.12.2007 (Annexure P-3) on the ground that at the time of her selection, irregularities were committed by the selection committee. When notice of motion was issued on 1.1.2008, following contention of counsel for the petitioner was noticed by this Court:- C.W.P. No. 1 of 2008 -2- “Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner was selected and appointed as Guest Faculty Teacher in Hindi by the duly appointed Selection Committee and she joined her service as such on November 15, 2007. However, vide impugned communication dated December 19, 2007 (Annexure P- 3), petitioner has been relieved for the reason given in the impugned communication that the selection procedure adopted by the Sr. Secondary School for selection of the petitioner as Guest Faculty teacher was in violation of the order issued by the Department for appointment of Teachers as Guest Faculty. Learned counsel submits that vide same selection process, Mrs. Urmila was selected as S.S. Mistress and she is being allowed to continue whereas the petitioner is sought to be relieved. He further submits that the Department has now imposed a ban on engaging Teachers as Guest Faculty and in case the petitioner is relieved, the study of the students will suffer in mid session.” In response to notice issued by this Court, reply has been filed by the respondents, wherein it has been stated that as per the Policy of the State Government (Annexure R-1), in appointing Guest Faculty teachers, preference has to be shown to residents of the village. Admittedly, the petitioner do not belong to the village in which appointment was made and as such her services have rightly been terminated. Otherwise also, the academic session is over and at C.W.P. No. 1 of 2008 -3- this stage no relief can be given to the petitioner. Dismissed. ( Jasbir Singh ) Judge ( K.C. Puri ) 18.3.2008. Judge chug