IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
SANDEEP SHARMA
Manoj Kumar – Appellant
Versus
National Law University, Shimla – Respondent
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| 1. clubbing similar regularization petitions. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. regular posts but petitioners given contract appointments. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. writ unmaintainable; no regularization for contractuals. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. arbitrary regular-contract distinction violates equality. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. tentative posts; committee recommended excess regulars. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 6. initial 30 sanctioned; later reduced to 17. (Para 17 , 18) |
| 7. no contract provision; appointments regular ab initio. (Para 19 , 20) |
| 8. fictional breaks and unequal bargaining invalid. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 9. regulations mandate regular appointments; policy applies. (Para 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 10. cadre review cannot disengage eligible staff. (Para 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 11. university regulations require regular nature appointments. (Para 31 , 32) |
| 12. nlu is state; writ maintainable. (Para 33) |
| 13. uma devi inapplicable to selected candidates. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37) |
| 14. deem petitioners regularly appointed from inception. (Para 38) |
JUDGMENT :
SANDEEP SHARMA, J.
1. Since common questions of law and facts are involved in the above captioned cases and similar reliefs have been prayed for, this Court, after clubbing
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