IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.18630 of 2010 Date of Decision : January 31, 2011. Sukhpreet Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Varinder Singh Mand, Advocate, for Mr.G.S.Nahal, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a direction to the official respondents to allow him to continue as Para-medical Staff till the regular selection is made. It is alleged that the petitioner has not been allowed to resume his duties w.e.f. 12.8.2010. It is averred that the petitioner was appointed as Para-Medical Officer for a period of three years on the consolidated pay of Rs.5000/- in the year 2006. He was later on allowed to continue but the Zila Parisad has arbitrarily discontinued his services w.e.f. 12.8.2010. The petitioner claims that he is entitled to continue on contract basis till the post is filled up on regular basis. C.W.P.No .18630 of 2010 2 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I am of the considered view that after expiry of three years' term of his employment, the petitioner is at liberty to represent the competent authority to seek extension and/or further continuation subject to his satisfactory work and conduct. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make an appropriate representation to respondent Nos.2 to 4 and if he submits such a representation, the aforesaid respondents are directed to consider and dispose of the same in accordance with their Policy within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. January 31, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE