JUDGMENT :

Ranjan Sharma, J.

Notice. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.

2. With the consent of the parties, the instant writ petition is taken up for disposal, at this stage, in view of the peculiar facts as borne out from the pleadings.

3. The petitioners, initially appointed as Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs) and some are presently working as Lecturer, School Cadre, have filed the instant writ petition with the following prayer(s):-

“(I) That the initial appointment of petitioners may kindly be directed to be deemed to be on regular basis instead of contract basis with all consequential benefits as held in similar case of Kuldip Chand vs. State of H.P. in CWP No.414/2014.

ii) That the pay of the petitioners be accordingly directed to be re-fixed w.e.f. initial appointment and for the purpose of retiral benefits and pay etc. be released, in the interest of justice.”

4. In the background, of the reliefs prayed for above, the brief facts and that the respondents commenced the selection process for appointment to the post of Trained Graduate Teachers [Arts/Medical/Non Medical] in 2008-2009, on contract b