IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 9507 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 24.07.2009 Gurdeep Singh .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. H.B.S. Baidwan, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who was working on contract basis with respondent No.2 for the last more than 15 years, has filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to renew his contract of employment. The case of the petitioner is that if respondents want to engage employee on contract basis, then keeping in view the past service of the petitioner, he should be given preference. Counsel for the petitioner states that till date, new person has not been appointed. In view of the above, after hearing counsel for the petitioner and without issuing notice of motion, as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make CWP No. 9507 of 2009 -2- representation to respondent No.2 within ten days and if any such representation is made within the said period, respondent No.2 is directed to consider the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law and decide the same within a further period of one month. July 24, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE