IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 3271 of 2011 & connected matters. Decided on: May 13, 2011. 1. CWP No. 3271 of 2011 Bodh Raj Sharma. Vrs. State of H.P. & ors. 2. CWP No. 3272 of 2011 Narender Singh. Vrs. State of H.P. & ors. 3. CWP No. 3273 of 2011 Karan Pal. Vrs. State of H.P. & ors. 4. CWP No. 3279 of 2011 Surender Pal. Vrs. State of H.P. & ors. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioners: Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K.Bawa, AG, with Mr. J.K.Verma, Dy. AG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioners are aggrieved since they are sent to the Printing and Stationary department on secondment basis. Learned Deputy Advocate General rightly points out that the secondment is made only to avoid hardship to the petitioners, as otherwise for want of work in the Forest Department, the petitioners would have faced retrenchment. Learned counsel for the petitioners, however submits in that event the principle of last come first go should have been adopted. Learned Deputy Advocate General submits that the department has created a surplus pool and it is from the surplus pool only, this secondment is made. It is seen that the petitioners have submitted representation(s) before the first respondent. There will be direction to the first respondent to look into only the aspect, as to whether the petitioners are the last come and first go either on retrenchment or secondment. The first respondent shall see that last come first go principle is adopted in the process, in either case, since the secondment is 2 otherwise than option. In case the petitioners are relieved in the meanwhile, they may not be compelled to join the station to which they are sent on secondment basis and it will be open to them to avail leave of the kind due. The representation(s) filed by the petitioners will be disposed of in the light of the principle as stated above within a period of three weeks from the date of production of copy of this judgment alongwith copy of the writ petition(s) by the petitioners concerned before the first respondent. 2. The writ petitions are disposed of, so also the pending application (s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. May 13, 2011. ( Justice V.K. Ahuja), (karan/vs) Judge.