1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 10400 of 2011-J Date of decision: 1.12.2011 Champa Devi .. Petitioner Versus The State of H.P. & others ..Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Ms. Seema Guleria, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “ a) That pending the hearing and final disposal of present writ petition, it is just and necessary in the interest of justice that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to reinstate the petitioner on the post of cook at Govt. Primary School, Sakoh, P.O. Sidhpur, Tehsil Sarkaghat, District Mandi, H.P. and further relevant mandatory orders to keep on paying 2 wages of petitioner for the work done by her.” 2. Learned Deputy Advocate General points out that the petitioner had already approached the Civil Court and the matter is now pending before the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Sarkaghat, District Mandi. The petitioner submits that she has already taken steps for withdrawal of the suit. The above submission is recorded. 2. The issue pertains to the engagement of mid-day meal worker in the Government Primary School, Sakoh. It is the case of the petitioner that when the number of children was reduced, the petitioner was disengaged, though she is senior to the seventh respondent. We have held in several cases that when such reduction is required, the principle of “last come first go” should be followed. There will be a direction to the fourth respondent to look into the matter after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, fifth, sisth and seventh respondents and take appropriate action, in accordance with law, in the matter in the light of the principle, stated above, within a period of six weeks from the date of producation of a copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner before the fourth respondent. 3 3. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice (Justice Rajiv Sharma), December 1, 2011. Judge (hl/priti)