P&H: Rejects Contractual Engineers’ Plea for Re-Engagement After Nearly Two-Year Delay
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition by two contractual Junior Engineers (Civil) seeking to quash the order informing them that their contractual tenure would end on December 31, 2024, and asking the State of Haryana to consider their continuation or re-engagement.
The petitioners said they had been appointed through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Limited under the State’s 2022 policy for deploying contractual personnel. They claimed they had served satisfactorily, that work and posts remained available, and that similarly placed employees had received protection from the Court. They argued that their relieving order was arbitrary...