IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP (T) No. 16614 of 2008. Decided on: 9.11.2010 Harbhajan Singh & Ors …. Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & others ….. Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.K.Ahuja, Judge For the petitioners: Mr. A.K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. A.G. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J.(Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers: “i) That the order at Annexure P.5 may be quashed and the respondents may be ordered to give the appointment letters to all the applicants as Voluntary Punjabi Teachers with effect from the date of their initial appointment as such and the applicants may be declared to be appointed as Voluntary Punjabi Teachers w.e.f. the date of their initial engagement with all the benefits such as honorarium and perks at par with other voluntary teachers serving in the Department of Education, Himachal Pradesh. ii) That the respondents may be ordered to allow the applicants to continue as Voluntary Punjabi teachers in tier respective schools where the applicants were teaching prior to their disengagement.” 2. Though, several contentions are raised in the writ petition, learned counsel for the petitioners 2 submits that in view of voluntary service rendered by the petitioners and in view of experience thus gained by the petitioners as teachers, some preference may be granted to the petitioners as and when the State goes for regular/contractual appointments. This aspect of the matter the petitioners are free to point out before the Competent Authority/Deputy Director, in which case the Competent Authority/Deputy Director will look into the matter and take appropriate action in accordance with law and justice. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Dasti copy. ( Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice. November 9, 2010 (Justice V.K.Ahuja) (tilak/vt) Judge