IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 7746 of 2010 Date of Decision: 30.4.2010. Jagat Singh and others --Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. A.K.S. Goyat, Advocate for the petitioners. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.S. Kundu, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioners were engaged as Canal Patwaris on contract basis from time to time. Their contract is being renewed after six months or so. Their contract is now expiring on the dates mentioned in para 5 of the writ petition. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that their services are required till the posting of the regular Canal Patwaris. The petitioners apprehend their termination on the expiry of the contract period. It is settled law that the temporary employees cannot be replaced by similar temporary arrangement. The petitioners, who are working on contract basis cannot be removed by a similar temporary CWP. No. 7746 of 2010 -2- arrangement except on account of unsatisfactory service or misconduct on their part or if, their services are not needed. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to replace the petitioners by a similar temporary arrangement except for unsatisfactory service or if, their services are not needed. However, respondents are at liberty to fill up the posts on regular basis. In that eventuality the petitioners will make way for the regular appointees. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 30.4.2010. lucky