CWP No.15623 of 2010 - 1 - In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision: 31.08.2010 Ms. Jyoti Suneja ... Petitioner Versus Panjab University, Chandigarh and another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr. NP Mittal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Anupam Gupta, Advocate, for the respondents. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr.Anupam Gupta, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Requisite number of copies of the paper-book have been supplied him today in Court. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage. Initially, the petitioner was appointed as Library Assistant in January, 2007, in the Panjab University, Chandigarh. Her appointment later on extended from time to time on the same post. The selection of the petitioner was made after adopting due process. She is continuing till date. Regular posts of Library Assistants are lying vacant. Petitioner has an apprehension of being replaced by somebody else by a similar arrangement. Hence, this petition. It is settled principle of law that a temporary arrangement CWP No.15623 of 2010 - 2 - cannot be replaced by a similar temporary arrangement. The respondents are, however, at liberty to make appointment on regular substantive basis by making appropriate advertisement in consonance with Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. However, the respondents cannot be permitted to replace the petitioners to substitute them by similar contractual/temporary arrangements. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents that the petitioner be not replaced by similar arrangements, except if her services are not needed or unsuitability. However, the respondents are at liberty to make appointment on regular substantive basis by following the appropriate procedure under law. In that eventuality, the petitioner would make way for regularly appointed employees. However, she would be at liberty to apply for the post, subject to her qualification and eligibility. 31.08.2010 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE