CWP No.15513 of 2010 -1- In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision: 30.08.2010 (1) CWP No.15513 of 2010 Varinder Kaur and others ... Petitioners Versus Panjab University, Chandigarh ... Respondent (2) CWP No.15521 of 2010 Subhlakhan Sharma ... Petitioner Versus Panjab University, Chandigarh ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr. Girish Agnihotri, Senior Advocate, with Mr.Vijay Pal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Anupam Gupta, Advocate, for the respondents. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): Heard the learned counsel for the parties at length. The petitioners were appointed as Library Assistants in the Panjab University, Chandigarh. The selection of the petitiones were made after adopting due process. The petitioners are being given appointments as such after every nine months and they are continuing till date. Regular posts of Library Assistants are lying vacant. The petitioners are working for the last many years. Petitioners have an apprehension of being replaced by somebody else by a similar arrangement. Hence, these petitions. CWP No.15513 of 2010 -2- It is settled principle of law that a temporary arrangement cannot be replaced by a similar temporary arrangement. The respondents are, however, at liberty to make appointment on regular substantive basis by making appropriate advertisement in consonance with Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. However, the respondents cannot be permitted to replace the petitioners to substitute them by similar contractual/temporary arrangements. In view of the above circumstances, these petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents that the petitioners be not replaced by similar arrangements, except if their services are not needed or unsuitability. However, the respondents are at liberty to make appointment on regular substantive basis by following the appropriate procedure under law. In that eventuality, the petitioners would make way for regularly appointed employees. However, they would be at liberty to apply for the post, subject to their qualification and eligibility. A copy of this order be placed on the record of connected file. 30.08.2010 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE