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CWP No. 3114 of 2012 1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH.
CWP No. 3114 of 2012
Date of Decision : February 21, 2012
Kalawanti Thakral and others
PETITIONERS ....
Vs.
State of Haryana and another
RESPONDENTS .....
CORAM  : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH
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Present : Mr. Vikas Kuthiala, Advocate,
for the petitioners.
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AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL)
Petitioners have approached this Court with a prayer that
the ad-hoc service rendered by them prior to the regularization is not
being counted towards the seniority despite their initial selection
being in accordance with the statutory Rules. They contend that the
claim made by them in their representations, which have been
appended as Annexure P-6 (Colly), is based upon a Division Bench
judgment of this Court passed in CWP No. 2409 of 2008 titled as
Vijay Singh and others vs. State of Haryana and others, decided CWP No. 3114 of 2012 2
on 18.12.2008, wherein similarly placed employees of the same
department have been held entitled to the benefit of counting the adhoc service towards seniority for promotion to the post of Lecturer.
Petitioners contend that unless the claim of the petitioners is decided

prior thereto, they would suffer a loss.
Counsel, in the light of the pleadings, submits that the
petitioners, at this stage, would be satisfied if a direction is issued to
the Director, School Education, Haryana-respondent No. 2 to
consider the representations submitted by the petitioners, copies of
which have been appended as Annexure P-6 (Colly) within some
specified time.
Without going into the merits of the case or commenting
thereon, the present petition is disposed of with directions to the
Director, School Education, Haryana-respondent No. 2 to consider
the representations submitted by the petitioners, Annexure P-6
(Colly) within a period of two months from the date of receipt of
certified copy of this order. The decision so taken be conveyed to
the petitioners forthwith.
(AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH )
February 21, 2012 JUDGE