CWP No. 94 of 2010 1 In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh … CWP No. 94 of 2010 Date of decision: September 9, 2010 Satbir Singh and others ..Petitioners. Versus State of Haryana and others ..Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Permod Kohli Present: Mr.J.P.Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Parveen Gupta, Advocate for the respondents ... Permod Kohli,J.(Oral) An affidavit has been filed by Mr. Gupta, Advocate pursuant to the order of the court dated 9.8.2010. The petitioners were working as Assistant Line Men,Helpers, Chowkidars and Peons under respondent No.5 at different stations. They were engaged on contract basis between July 2008 to December 2009. Their services were however, dispensed with on 16.12.2009 and other dates as indicated in para No.3 of the writ petition. The petitioners accordingly filed this petition seeking quashment of order terminating their services with a further direction to allow them to continue in service under the respondents on daily wages. In the affidavit filed by Mr. Gupta, learned counsel for the respondents, it has been stated that after disengagement of the petitioners, no fresh engagement of ALM has been made under T.S. Division, HVPNL, Narwana. It is further stated that there are 11 Nos. vacancies of ALM under T.S. Division, HVPNL Narwana, and 25 Nos. vacancies of ALM under T.S. CWP No. 94 of 2010 2 Circle, Rohtak as a whole. It is also stated in the affidavit that as and when any engagement is made through Contractor, if there is need, the petitioners shall be given preference for such engagement. Admittedly, the petitioners were working on contractual/temporary basis and there is no vested right to continue on the post. No fresh engagement has been made in similar manner. In view of the affidavit filed, undertaking to give preference to the petitioners for re-engagement, if the available vacancies are required to be filled, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to re-engage the petitioners on preferential basis as and when re- engagement is made through any agency or directly. September 9,2010 (PERMOD KOHLI) nk JUDGE