IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 2677 of 2010 Decided on: 8th September, 2011. Rajini Thakur. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & others. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Dilip Sharma, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. J.K. Verma, DAG, for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. Ajay Mohan Goel, Advocate, for respondent No.4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner is a PTA teacher. It is submitted that there is a vacancy available in the school where she has been working – Government Senior Secondary School, Bhojnagar. In case the vacancy in the post of Lecturer, Political Science is already available, since the petitioner has been working as PTA teacher and since she was replaced only on account of the appointment of the 4th respondent and since 4th respondent has sought voluntary retirement, in the vacancy arising on the voluntary retirement of the 4th respondent, the petitioner shall be engaged and continued till she is otherwise replaced by a regular teacher. 2 The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Authenticated copy to the parties. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 8th September, 2011. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), (tr) Judge.