IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 4039 of 2008. Decided on: October 26, 2010. Nand Lal …..Petitioner. Versus The Managing Director H.P. State Civil Supply Corporation & ors. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioner: None. For the Respondents: Ms. Bhawna Dutta, Advocate, for respondents No. 1 to 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayers: “a) That the respondent be directed to regularize the service of the applicant as driver who is still discharging the duties of driver. The applicant has also qualified the test and stood selected for appointment as driver. b) That the impugned appointment orders of the Respondent No. 4 to 7 deserve to be quashed.” 2. In the reply filed by respondents No. 1 to 3, it is stated as follows: “ 3 (i) That the contents of this sub para of original application are wrong and hence are denied. The respondents No. 4 to 7 have been appointed as a result of their performance in the interview & test and they have rightly been appointed. The applicant could not be selected for the appointment as Driver because of poor performance in the test and interview for the post of Driver. The orders dated 20.9.97 as contained in Annexures A-1 to A-4 are legally valid and are not amenable to challenge before this Hon’able Tribunal. 3(ii) That it is admitted that applicant is possessing Heavy Vehicle Hill Road Licence but it is denied that he has sufficient experience of driving. The applicant 2 while posted as a cleaner was deputed as a Driver alongwith two other cleaners namely Sh. Mohinder Singh and Madan Lal, purely on trial basis pending interview and selection of recruitment for Drivers in the respondent Corporation. It is settled law that such an appointment, if any, does not confer any right for being appointed on regular basis. The applicant, thus, is not entitled to be regularized as a Driver simply because he was deputed as Driver on trial basis.” 3. In case, the petitioner has any dispute with regard to the factual position as stated above, it will be open to him to approach the first respondent, in which case, the matter will be duly considered by the first respondent and appropriate action in the matter in accordance with law will be taken within another four months. 4. The Writ Petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. October 26, 2010. ( Justice Kuldip Singh ), (karan) Judge.