AJIT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Vs. DISTT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER BALLIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) B. S. Chauhan J. The petitioners applied for the job of Typist Clerk in pursuance of the advertisement published in the newspaper on 9th November, 1989. The Selection Committee completed the process of selection on 15- 11-1989 and prepared the merit list (Annexure-1 to the writ petition ). The petitioners stood at serial Nos. 14, 15 and 16 in the said select lists. The first nine candidates as per the merit list were given appointments and from serial Nos. 10 to 22 were placed in the waiting list. The averment of the petitioners is that they were appointed on a short term vacancies on stop-gap arrangement. Respondent No. 1, vide his order dated 30-6-1993 terminated the job of the petitioners while they were functioning on stop-gap arrangement (Annexure-7 to the writ petition ). The said letter clearly provides that the services of Sri Ajit Kumar Srivastava, petitioner No. 1, who was functioning on the post held by Km. Indu Lata Srivatava on stop-gap arrangement as the former had been prompted, for a short period, were terminated forthwith. The order further provides that the services of all those persons who were working on stop-gap arrangement on leave vacancies etc. in the office of respondent No. 1, were no more required and if any wages were due to them it would be paid to them. The petitioners made various representations to respondent No. 1 to give them job, but their representations were not considered favour ably by him. Hence the instant writ patition was filed praying that the termination order dated 30-6-1993 (Annexure-7 to the writ petition) be quashed and the respondents may be directed to appoint the petitioners on regular basis against substantive vacancies.

(2.) BEARD Sri S. N, Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing counsel for the State.

(3.) RULE 27 provides that the ad hoc appointment cannot be made for more than a period of one year or beyond the next selection under the said rules whichever is earlier. RULE 26 clearly provides that the select list shall lapse after one year from the date of selection.