IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA ON THE 1^st DAY OF AUGUST, 2022 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE TARLOK SINGH CHAUHAN &

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER BHUSAN BAROWALIA CIVIL WRIT PETITION ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO. 8117 OF 2019 Between:

M/S POONAM DEVI D/O SH. MANI RAM R/O VILLAGE SERI, POST OFFICE & TEHSIL JOGINDERNAGAR, DISTRICT MANDI, HIMACHAL PRADESH PRESENTLY WORKING AS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (BOTANY) IN RAJIV GANDHI MEMORIAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, JOGINDERNAGAR, DISTRICT MANDI, HIMACHAL PRADESH.

…PETITIONER (BY MR. ONKAR JAIRATH, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH THROUGH ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY (EDUCATION) TO THE GOVT. OF H.P.

2. THE DIRECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION, LALPANI, SHIMLA-1.

3. THE PRINCIPAL, RAJIV GANDHI MEMORIAL GOVT. COLLEGE, JOGINDERNAGAR, DISTT.

MANDI,H.P.

4. THE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION, RAJIV GANDHI, MEMORIAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, JOGINDERNAGAR, DISTRICT MANDI, HIMACHAL PRADESH THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT.

…RESPONDENTS (BY MR. RAJINDER DOGRA, SR. ADDL.A.G. WITH MR. VINOD THAKUR, ADDL. A.G. MR. Y.S. THA KUR, DY. A.G. AND MR.

RAJAT CHAUHAN, LAW OFFICER )

This Petition coming on for orders on this day, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, passed the following:-

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