(ORDER)

01. The petitioner, through the medium of the present petition, has laid challenge to the select list of primary teachers issued by respondents No. 3 and 4 in July, 2023. She has also sought a direction upon respondents No. 2 and 3 to allow her to continue as Primary Teacher (hereinafter to be referred to as „PRT‟) and not to replace her with another contractual teacher.

02. As per case of the petitioner, she had joined respondent-Maharaja Hari Singh DAV Centenary Public

School, Akhnoor (hereinafter to be referred to as “respondent-School”) on 04.04.2014 as PRT. It has been submitted that the petitioner has to her credit nine years of continuous service and there has never been any complaint against her regarding her performance. In March, 2023, respondent No. 4 is stated to have issued an advertisement for the post of PRT to which the petitioner responded. She joined her service in April, 2023 but in July, 2023, a fresh advertisement notice was issued by respondent No. 4 for the session 2023-2024.

03. According to the petitioner, she appeared in the interview before the selection committee but to her utter surprise, her name did not figure in the select list and she was kept i