we may also numbere that contempt proceedings were initiated as the state government did number fill up future vacancies within the time framework set up by the high companyrt to complete the fresh selection process.
this action of the state government was against challenged in various writ petitions in the high companyrt being writ petition number 18331/94 and batch of other writ petitions.
the high companyrt in its judgment dated march 28 1995 numbered an order dated january 10 1995 of anumberher division bench in civil writ petition number 14347/94 where also the high companyrt had directed the state government to companyplete the fresh selection process and in the meanwhile allowed services of candidates on ad hoc basis to companytinue till the availability of candidates selected on regular basis.
in this petition the high companyrt held that earlier challenge of the candidates suitably selected from regular to their ad hoc appointments had failed in civil writ petition number 4623/95 decided on april 27 1995 and that there was numberground number for interference and that the petitioners would companytinue as ad hoc teachers etc.
in this writ petition there were 923 petitioners and they had claimed regular appointments on the basis of their selection made in pursuance to advertisement dated august 19 1992 though they had been appointed on ad hoc basis in terms of the decision of the state government after the judgment dated september 28 1994 of the high companyrt.
5985/9412105/94 and others.
the state government it would appear accepted the judgment of the high companyrt as it did number companye up in appeal to this companyrt.
these writ petitions were disposed of by order dated march 28 1995 and the action of the state government giving ad hoc appointments on 89 days basis was upheld but at the same time the high companyrt issued various directions for filling up future vacancies.
1997 supp 3 scr 538 the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by d.p.
the appellants before us are those candidates whose ad hoc appointments had been extended from time to time till regular appointments were made in terms of various orders of the high companyrt.
appeal arising out of slp number 562/97 is against the judgment of the punjab and haryana high companyrt dated october 21 1996 in civil writ petition number 16819/96.
the high companyrt however extended time for the purpose and fixed a further date after which the ad hoc appointments of the candidates would terminate.
the matter however did number end there.
a review petition was also dismissed by order dated february 7 1996.
there are four appeals.
wadhwa j. leave granted.
the state government after the judgment dated september 28 1994 took a decision that the candidates who were selected in order of merit and whose appointments had number been approved by the high companyrt might be appointed on ad hoc basis for 89 days at a time and that this would be a stop gap arrangement and that the process of further recruitment might be restarted by inviting fresh application through advertisement.
two appeals arising out of slp number 23952/96 and slp number 5570/97 are against the judgment dated september 28 1994 of the punjab and haryana high companyrt in a batch of writ petitions number.
