DINESH YADAVA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) -This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution has been filed praying that a writ of mandamus be issued commanding the respondents to allow the petitioners to work as part time guest lecturers till regularly selected candidates are available to join the posts. Another prayer has been made to quash the order dated 29.6.2002 passed by the State Government.

(2.) WE have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and have perused the record. Under the Rules, the selection for the post of lecturer in a Government Polytechnic has to be made by the Public Service Commission. A Government order was issued authorising the Principals of the Polytechnics to utilise the services of guest lecturers for taking theory and practical classes in the Government Polytechnics where there was shortage of teachers. The case of the petitioners is that no regular selection on the post of the lecturers in Government Polytechnics has been done by the U. P. Public Service Commission and number of posts were lying vacant and thereafter the Principal of the institution employed them as guest lecturers. They filed Writ Petition No. 2329 (SS) of 2002 at Lucknow Bench praying that a writ of mandamus be issued commanding the respondents to allow them to work in the institution. A further prayer was made to issue a direction to grant them the pay scale of Rs. 8,000-13,500. The said writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the State Government to decide the representation of the petitioners. The representation made by the petitioners have been rejected by the State Government by the order dated 29.6.2002, which is subject matter of challenge in the present writ petition.

(3.) THE writ petition lacks merit and is hereby dismissed summarily at the admission stage.