HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.782 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 17.01.2011 **** Daljeet Singh & Ors. . . . . Petitioner VS. UT Chandigarh & Anr. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. SP Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners were appointed as regular Assistant Linemen on regular basis vide order dated 24.12.2007. Soon thereafter i.e. on 27.12.2007, the said order was kept in abeyance by respondent No.2 – Municipal Corporation. The grievance of the petitioners is that the above-stated order of their regular appointment is still lying dormant and no decision thereupon whatsoever has been taken by the authorities till date. (2). There appears to be some substance in the contention raised on behalf of the petitioners. Suffice it to observe that if the authorities find some illegality in the grant of regular appointment to the petitioners, nothing precludes them to cancel such appointments after observing the CWP No.782 of 2011.doc - 2 – principles of natural justice. Similarly, if the petitioners were rightly appointed on regular basis then they are entitled to continue as such and they cannot be kept in doldrums or realm of uncertainty. (3). The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to take an appropriate decision in regard to the continuation of the petitioners as Linemen on regular basis as early as possible but not later than three weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (4). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 17.01.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge 2