CWP No.3877 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.3877 of 2009 Date of decision : 10-3-2009 Devinder Singh and others ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr. Mohd. Yousaf, Advocate, for the petitioners. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral) Petitioner has claimed two reliefs. One relief is for grant of minimum pay scale. Second is not to dispense with the services of the petitioners by similar ad hoc arrangement. Learned counsel for the petitioners seek to withdraw the writ petition in so far as the first relief is concerned. Notice of motion. Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG, Punjab who is present in the Court accepts notice. Under instructions, he has made a statement that the petitioners shall not be replaced by ad hoc arrangement. If the services of the petitioners are needed, they shall be allowed to continue subject to their qualifications and eligibility. CWP No.3877 of 2009 -2- In view of the statement made above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to replace the petitioners by similar ad hoc arrangement and continue them in the service subject to their qualifications, eligibility and need. (PERMOD KOHLI) 10-3-2009 JUDGE manju