IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. CWP. No. 12746 of 2009 Date of Decision: 22.4.2010. Narinder Kumar --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents 2. CWP. No. 12940 of 2009 Lalit Kumar --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents 3. CWP. No. 12938 of 2009 Parshant Kumar --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents 4. CWP. No. 12925 of 2009 Dinesh Kumar --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents 5. CWP. No. 12928 of 2009 Sombir --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents 6. CWP. No. 12913 of 2009 Dinesh Kumar --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CWP. No. 12746 of 2009 -2- 7. CWP. No. 12915 of 2009 Upesh Kumar --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents 8. CWP. No. 12919 of 2009 Bhupender --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents 9. CWP. No. 12921 of 2009 Suman --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Ms. Sharmila Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. R.S. Kundu, Addl. A.G., Haryana. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) All these petitions are being disposed of by this common order as the common questions of law and facts are involved. All the petitioners were engaged as Lab. Technicians on contract basis for a period of 89 days in various districts of State of Haryana. They were engaged as per the rates fixed by the Deputy Commissioners concerned. The contract period of the petitioners was extended from time to time after getting approval from the competent authority. Now the petitioners apprehend their termination on the expiry of the contract period. CWP. No. 12746 of 2009 -3- It is settled law that the temporary employees cannot be replaced by similar temporary arrangement. The petitioners, who are working on contract basis cannot be removed by a similar temporary arrangement except on account of unsatisfactory service or misconduct on their part or if, their services are not needed. In view of the above circumstances, these petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to replace the petitioners by a similar temporary arrangement except for unsatisfactory service or if, their services are not needed. However, respondents are at liberty to fill up the posts on regular basis. In that eventuality the petitioners will make way for the regular appointees. Copy of this order be placed on each connected file. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 22.4.2010. lucky