IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 1682 of 2007. Decided on: 4.3.2010 Sulakshna Devi …. Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others ….. Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.K.Ahuja, Judge For the petitioner: Mr.Tarlok Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr.R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J.(Oral) The writ petitioner is the applicant before the Tribunal. The applicant, at the relevant time, was engaged as a contractual employee as Female Health Worker under Annexure-I Scheme – “Himachal Pradesh Panchayat Swasthya Sahayaks Yojna, 2002”. The Tribunal dismissed the application holding that a contractual employee has no right to claim continuance. However, it was made clear that so long the applicant continued to work under the Scheme, she would be paid honorarium. Aggrieved, the applicant has come up in this writ petition. According to the writ petitioner, Annexure-I Scheme is still in force and that she is working under the Scheme as a Female Health Worker. So long as the Scheme is available and so long as the petitioner is continued under the Scheme, there is no justification in not paying the eligible benefits to her in terms of the Scheme. Therefore, we dispose of the writ petition making it clear that so long as the petitioner is 2 continued under Annexure-I Scheme, she shall be paid the eligible benefits flowing out of the Scheme. The needful, if not already done, shall be done in this regard by the authority concerned within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly, so also the pending application(s), if any. ( Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice. March 4, 2010 (V.K.Ahuja) (trs/bss) Judge