IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16559 of 2009 Date of Decision: November 03, 2009 Amritpal Singh & Another .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Anurag Goyal, Advocate, for the petitioners. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing the action of the respondents whereby the petitioners are going to be terminated/ relieved on appointment of other lecturers on contract basis. It has been pleaded on behalf of the petitioners that the petitioners were given appointment on temporary basis. As per law on the issue, the petitioners can be replaced only by persons taken in service by regular mode of appointment. Learned counsel further states that CWP No.16559 of 2009 [2] the petitioners apprehend that they shall be substituted by other persons being taken on temporary/ contractual basis. In this regard, reference has been made to Annexure P-6 i.e. an advertisement. The petition has been filed merely on apprehension of the petitioners. No indication comes from Annexure P-6 that the petitioners would be relieved/ replaced by other persons who are also being taken on temporary basis. The petition is disposed of as premature, however, with liberty to the petitioners to file a fresh petition in case any order is passed against the petitioners for relieving them, to be replaced by other persons on temporary basis. So as to balance the equities, respondents are directed that 10 days’ notice would be given to the petitioners before relieving, for being replaced by other persons on temporary basis. Copy of the order be given under the signatures of the Reader of this Bench. (AJAI LAMBA) November 03, 2009 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?