1. Since all the instant letter patent appeals (supra) besides
the writ petition(s) (supra) herein involve common questions of facts
and law, as such, they are liable to be decided through a common
verdict.
2. For the sake of brevity, the facts of the lead appeal i.e. LPA
No. 1843 of 2019 are being taken here for deciding the instant
controversy.
Factual Backdrop of the case.
3. Initially, a CWP No. 11049 of 2017 titled as Karamjeet
Kaur Vs. State of Punjab and Another became filed before this
Court, whereins, the writ petitioner thereins sought regularization of her
service alongwith all consequential benefits.
4. An advertisement was issued in the year 2011 for filling up
3442 vacancies of Masters in various subjects. The petitioner was vide
order dated 31.12.2012, thus appointed as Punjabi Mistress against the
apposite post(s) on contractual basis. The Government issued a
notification/order dated 03.08.2015 (Annexure P-3), wherebys, it was
directed to regularize the services of the employees (master and
mistresses) on completion of three years of their contractual service.
The claim of the petitioner herein for being regularized was rejected by
the Department concerned, thus on the ground, that the petitioner had
acquired her M.Ed. qualification through Non-Conventional
Mode/Distance Education mode, from the Vinayaka Misson University
in the Session 2009-2011.