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3. Vacant posts exist in all colleges where petitioners have been working. Since petitioners were not regularized, the present writ petition is filed.

4. Counter affidavit was filed by respondent No.3 on behalf of all the respondents. It was contended inter alia that a ban was imposed on part-time engagements after enactment of Act 02 of 1994. As a stop gap arrangement, Government took a policy decision to engage faculty on contract basis on need basis vide G.O.Rt.No.143, Higher Education (IE.2) Department, dated 09.10.2000 with an honorarium of Rs.4,000/- per month and additional honorarium of Rs.1,000/- per month in case of faculty appointed in Government Junior Colleges located in Tribal and Rural areas. As per Government Order, contract engagement was made for a maximum period of ten months in an academic year. The College Development Committee concerned would engage faculty basing on recommendations of three man committee consisting of 1) Principal of the Government Junior College concerned, 2) Subject expert either from the same Government Junior College or an adjacent Junior College and 3) Principal of another Junior College.

5. Qualification prescribed for the posts of Junior Lecturers in General stream is second class with not less than 50% of marks in Post Graduation in relevant subject/language. Remuneration is being enhanced from time to time. As per G.O.Ms.No.12 Finance (HR.I-Plg) Department dated 25.07.2019 ordered for payment of remuneration to the Contract Junior Lecturers for a period of twelve months with a break of ten days. Government, vide G.O.Ms.No.5, dated 17.01.2022, extended minimum time scale in Revised Pay Scales, 2022 w.e.f. 01.01.2022. Minimum time scale in revision pay scale, 2022 is being extended to contract employees engaged in Government Departments, Universities, Societies, KGBV and Model Schools. Thus, all the contract faculty are being paid Rs.57,100/- per month, which is minimum time scale to the post of Junior Lecturer.

6. Contract faculty is being engaged on contract basis only after executing contractual agreement bond with College Development Committee.

7. Contract faculty are availing all the benefits for which they are eligible as per contractual agreement and, also Government accorded permission to allow one day casual leave per month of actual contractual service on full remuneration with facility of accumulating and availing maximum of three days casual leave at a time, to contract Junior Lecturers working in Government Junior Colleges or Government Degree Colleges.