IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.2 of 2010. Date of decision:08.4.2010 Anil Chaudhary ...Petitioner Versus State of HP & Ors. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B.Misra, Judge. For the Petitioner: Mr.Ashok Chaudhary, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr.R.K.Sharma, Sr. Addl.A.G with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. AG for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr.Ajay Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.5. Mr.K.C.Sankhyan, Advocate for respondent No.6. Mr.Trilok Jamwal, Advocate for respondents No.7 to 13. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J.(Oral) Writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:- (i) That the appointment of the respondents No.5 to 13 as OTAs / Senior Laboratory Technicians dated 15.9.2009 may kindly be quashed and set aside; (ii) That the respondents may be directed to consider and appoint the petitioner as OTA / Senior Laboratory Technician against the vacant post in Dr.Rajindra Prasad Govt. Medical College, Kangra, Tanda by giving all consequential benefits like seniority and arrears of salary forthwith. In the reply, filed by the Principal, it is stated in Paragraph-1 as follows:- “That it is very humbly submitted that the respondents No.5 to 13 had received the training of 3 years B.Sc. Para-medical Laboratory Technologist from the Institution owned and possessed by the State Govt. after their selection for the same. It is submitted that Dr.Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College Kangra at Tanda having been established in the recent past, had to be equipped with adequate and proper staff as per its requirements. Though the posts of Para- Medical Technologist did not presently exist in the said college, but to cope with requirement, a decision was taken to give the appointments to respondents No.5 to 13 through Rogi Kalyan Samiti Dr.R.P.Govt. Medical College Kangra at Tanda against the vacancy of Sr.Laboratory Technicians.” It is also stated in the reply that the case of the petitioner cannot be considered for appointment only for the reason of having registered with Himachal Pradesh Para-Medical Council, Shimla ... ... “as there may be other number of candidates also registered with the said council before and after the registration of the petitioner.” Petitioner submits that he is the senior-most amongst respondents No.5 to 13. There is no point in keeping the vacancies since all the hospitals require services of Para- Medical staff. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of directing respondents No.1 to 3 to afford a similar treatment to the petitioner, as has been done in the case of respondents No.5 to 13 herein also, by considering him against any of the available vacancies either in the third respondent college or any other institution. Needful in this regard shall be done within one month from today. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice April 08, 2010(s/sl) ( Justice R.B. Misra ), Judge