CWP(T) No. 6748/2008 16.08.2010 Present: Mr. P. P. Chauhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R. K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. R. M. Bisht, Dy. A.G. for the respondents In the reply, the respondents have stated as under:- “3. That apart from whatever is stated above it is submitted that the case of the applicant for re-engagement will be considered on the basis of seniority as observed and directed by the Hon’ble High Court of Himachal Pradesh in CWP No. 415 of 2000 titled Baldev Singh and others vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others.” 2. There is no doubt that the petition was filed in the year 2000 when only a limited prayer was made by the petitioner. However, by virtue of an interim order dated 19.10.2000, the services of the petitioner were re-engaged. Much water has flown since then. Hence, the prayer in the petition needs to be moulded accordingly. Even though the petition as originally prayed for may have become infructuous but however keeping in view the fact that the decision has now finally come in Baldev Singh and others vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others {Latest HLJ 2009 (HP) 293}. Limited directions can be issued. As such the following directions made in Baldev Singh (supra) are also issued in the present case:- (vi) that the State must follow the principle of ‘last come first go’ as enumerated above vis-à-vis the employees who are appointed dehors the rules.” With the aforesaid observations, the present petition is disposed of. ( Sanjay Karol ), Judge. August 16, 2010 (rana)