S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.

1. The appellant is aggrieved by the dismissal of her writ petition, by a learned single judge, through his judgment, dated 30 November 2016. She had claimed a direction to the respondent Airlines Allied Services Ltd (hereafter “Airlines Allied”) a Central public sector company and a subsidiary of Air India Ltd. Airlines Allied provides support services to Indian Airlines such as air transport services; it also provides air transport services under the name "Alliance Air" to renew her contract as Air-hostess.

2. The appellant had responded and successfully participated in a process for recruitment, to the position of Airhostess that complied with the mandate of Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. The recruitment/selection process began through an advertisement, in August 1996. The policies of Airlines Allied at that time were such that recruits to such posts were given contractual employment. The Petitioner was contractually employed on 07.11.1996 for a period of three years. Upon expiry of the contract period, Airlines Allied renewed the period by a like period; the last three year renewal was on 1.12.2011 for 3 years, which then expired on