RAMESH UKAWAT Vs. MOHAN LAL SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY UDAIPUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY a common order dated 2. 1. 1992 (Annex. 1), 4 persons including the present petitioner were appointed as Lecturers (Assistant Professors) in the subject mentioned against their names purely on ad hoc basis as stop gap arrangement in a starting pay of Rs. 2200/- P. M. in the pay scale of Rs. 2200-75-2800-100-4000 plus usual allowances at the College of Social Sciences & Humanities, Udaipur for a period upto 6. 5. 1992 or till a duly selected candidate joins or till further orders, whichever is earlier, with effect from the date they joint their duty in pursuance of this order.

(2.) THE petitioner was appointed as Lecturer in Rajasthan College. THEreafter, the appointment of the petitioner was extended from time to time till 25. 6. 98. By an order dated 25/26. 6. 98 (Annex. 6), the respondent University appointed other persons as Assistant Professor on a starting pay being drawn by them during the academic session 1996-97 in the same pay scale with effect from 30. 6. 98 for a period upto the last working day of the academic session 1998-99 or till regularly selected candidate joins or till further orders, whichever is earlier, purely as stop-gap arrangement on ad-hoc basis. However, the services of the petitioner were not extended. Hence, this petition.

(3.) IN case of State of Punjab vs. Surinder Singh (2), the Apex Court has made it very clear that unless and until the employee's services are being governed by the statutory rules, his services may be on ad hoc or temporary basis and his services would be governed by the terms of appointment letter. IN case of Director of INstitutions, Lucknow vs. Pushpa Srivastava (3) and State of U. P. vs. Dr. Sunil Kumar Sinha (4), the Apex Court has held that person appointed on such terms cannot be allowed to claim any right to hold the post.