IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.545 of 2008 Date of Decision: 15.1.2008 Bimla Devi Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Shri Vijay Singh Kajla, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) The petitioner had been working as a Guest Faculty Teacher. On completion of his contractual period, he was relieved from the service. It is his prayer that he be reemployed as Guest Faculty Teacher, on one of the posts which are lying vacant. In view of ratio of a Division Bench judgment of this Court in Baldev Singh and others v. State of Haryana and others, CWP No.387 of 2007, decided on 30.8.2007, this writ petition deserves to be dismissed. While deciding similar controversy in above said writ petition, it was observed thus:- “It is, thus, clear that the claim of the petitioners for quashing the condition of limiting the period of their appointment does not suffer from any illegality or irregularity which may warrant interference of this Court. In the Constitutional Bench judgment in Secretary, State of Karnataka & others v. Umadevi Civil Writ Petition No.545 of 2008 & others, (2006) 4 SCC 1, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has allowed the State to engage employees on contract basis by taking into account the requirement of work. The petitioners can neither impose themselves upon the respondents nor they can be allowed to continue beyond the period for which they were engaged as Guest Faculty Teachers. The petitioners also cannot be allowed to continue till regular appointments are made, as Guest Faculty Teachers are appointed only to tide over the situation like death, retirement, resignation, promotion, etc.” Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge January 15, 2008 (Jaswant Singh) gk Judge 2