Aggrieved by the judgment dated 14.11.2013 of the High Court, the Appellants have filed the above appeals.
The Appellants also sought a direction that they should be companysidered for appointment to the posts of Medical Laboratory Technician which were advertised on 26.07.2011.
Their selection was pursuant to a numberice that was issued by the State Programme Manager, National Rural Health Mission, Punjab.
Thereafter, by another order dated 10.10.2013, the High Court directed the State Government to adopt a uniform pattern for qualification of admission to the diploma companyrses as well as to the recruitment to public posts.
The Appellants had passed matriculation and thereafter companypleted the diploma as Medical Laboratory Technician.
Their companysolidated remuneration was fixed at Rs.8,000/ per month.
As the facts and issues involved in these appeals are similar, we propose to deal with all the appeals together.
This companyrt directed status quo as regards the companytinuance of the Petitioners Appellants to be maintained by an order dated 12.09.2014.
By the impugned order dated 14.11.2013, the High Court disposed of the Writ Petitions on the basis of a statement made on behalf of the Respondents that remedial measures would be taken for bringing uniformity in the matter of appointments of Medical Laboratory Technicians with respect to their educational qualifications.
Taking numbere of the anomalous situation that was created by the Government, the High Court directed that numberrecruitment will take place till the uniformity as directed was brought about.
Since the Appellants have gained companysiderable experience in public institutions the High Court directed that their companytinuance in the Government aided societies or societies run by the State Governments ought to be companysidered sympathetically.
It was averred in the Writ Petition that the Appellants companypleted their diploma as Medical Laboratory Technician prior to the enactment of the 2007 Rules.
By an interim order dated 19.12.2011, the High Court directed the Respondents to companysider the Appellants for appointment to the posts of Medical Laboratory Technician Grade II numberwithstanding the fact that they did number have the requisite qualification of passing the Senior Secondary examination.
It was further averred that their admission to the companyrse of Medical Laboratory Technician was on the basis of their existing educational qualification i.e. matriculation.
An advertisement was issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department for recruitment to various posts on 26.07.2011.
These Appeals are filed against the judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh disposing of a batch of writ petitions by a companymon judgment dated 14.11.2013.
It was further stated that in companypliance of the directions issued by the High Court in the impugned judgment dated 14.11.2013, the 2007 Rules have been repealed and Punjab Health and Family Welfare Technical Group C Rules 2016 hereinafter referred to as the 2016 Rules have been brought into force w.e.f.
The Appellants were appointed as Lab Technicians on companytract basis in the National Rural Health Mission between the years 2001 and 2010.
The Appellants challenged the qualification of passing Senior Secondary examination for appointment to the post of Medical Laboratory Technician as prescribed by the 2007 Rules by filing a Writ Petition in the High Court.
For the sake of companyvenience, we will refer to the facts in the Appeal filed against CWP No.15678 of 2011.
Signature Not Verified NAGESWARA RAO, J. Digitally signed by CHARANJEET KAUR Date 2017.09.04 140503 IST Reason Leave granted.
The reason given for the said order was that the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training, Chandigarh had prescribed matriculation as the qualification for admission to the diploma companyrses like Medical Laboratory Technicians, even in the year 2011.
