DUTA Letter to VC: 21.06.2019

Regarding High Court Judgement of 09.01.2019 Prohibiting Replacement of one ad hoc or temporary employee with another







To
Professor Yogesh K. Tyagi
Vice Chancellor
University of Delhi
Delhi – 110007
21.06.2019


Sub: Regarding High Court Judgement of 09.01.2019 Prohibiting Replacement of one ad hoc or temporary employee with another


Dear Professor Tyagi,


As you are aware, in the Raj Kumar versus University of Delhi & ANR [W.P.(C) 6421/2017 & CM APPL. 26584/2017], the High Court in a landmark decision on 09.01.2019 ordered that an ad hoc employee “can be replaced by regular employee not by an ad hoc employee.”


The High Court cited the Supreme Court judgement in case of State of Haryana vs. Piara Singh (1992) 4 SSC 118: 
“…an adhoc or temporary employee should not be replaced by another adhoc or temporary employee; he must be replaced only by a regularly selected employee. This is necessary to avoid arbitrary action on the part of the appointing authority.”


This judgement is in favour of the ad hoc and temporary teachers of the University and safeguards their services. You are requested to notify this judgement to all the departments and colleges of the Delhi University so that they, knowingly or unknowingly, don’t result in the contempt of the Hon’ble Court. 




Regards,