IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 922 of 2010. Decided on: March 25,2010. Dharam Pal ….. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & ors. …… Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B.Misra, Judge. For the petitioners : Mr. Ajay Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. J.K.Verma, Dy. AG for respondent No.1. Ms. Bhawana Dutta, Advocate, for respondents No. 2 & 3. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The Writ Petition has been filed with the following prayers: “i) That order No. HPSCSC/Admn.12-1/92-XVII-41801-804 dated 10.3.2010 (Annexure P-1) issued by respondent No.2 whereby the services of the petitioner were terminated by the respondent- corporation and the petitioner was asked to hand-over the charge to Ms. Seema Dhiman, may kindly be quashed by issuing writ of mandamus. ii) That the respondents may be directed to allow the petitioner to serve/work as Pharmacist to run the medicine shop of the respondent corporation at Sarkaghat by issuing writ of mandamus.” Learned counsel for the Corporation submits that the Corporation had invited applications after the expiry of contract of the existing incumbents and in the process more than 31 new persons have been selected and out of such persons selected, 8 persons have already been engaged. Admittedly, the petitioner has not applied. According to the petitioner in the case of some persons who had not applied for the contract, their had been renewed and only the petitioner is -2- discriminated. If that be so, it is open for him to point out the same before the second respondent, in which case, the second respondent will look into the matter and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within two months. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice March 25, 2010. ( R.B. Misra ), (ks) Judge.