C.W.P. No. 1322 of 2005. 20.3.2006 Present: Mr. Rajesh Mandhotra, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. M.S. Chandel, Advocate General with Mr. P.M. Negi, Assistant Advocate General, for the respondents. After hearing learned Counsel for the parties and having regard to the notification dated 4th October, 2000 whereby the scheme was modified to the extent that preference shall be given to the candidate who tops in merit and no automatic extension will be given to the candidate who has already worked with the Department concerned on contract basis and every year fresh appointment would be made on the basis of merit, the present writ petition is devoid of any merit and the same is accordingly dismissed. In view of the dismissal of the writ petition, all the pending applications have been rendered infructuous. (V.K. Jhanji), Judge. March 20, 2006. (Surjit Singh), (rc) Judge.