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3. Petitioners in CWP Nos. 1756 and 3743 of 2021 are the technical staff (Junior Engineers, Assistant Engineers and Draftsman), whereas, petitioners in CWP Nos. 1339 and 1755 of 2021 were non-technical staff (Lecturers, Accountants, Data Entry Operators, Clerks and Peons) employed with Himachal Pradesh School Education Society (HPSES). The HPSES was formed in 1995 initially to implement District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) and later programmes/projects such as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and currently "Samgra Shiksha". The above noted holistic programmes/ projects have been launched from time to time to focus on provision of basic quality School education to all in mission mode.

4. Initial recruitment of all the petitioners was on .

contract basis in HPSES under DPEP or SSA as the case may be. Petitioners continued to be contract employees of HPSES till their regularization on 16.12.2020. Before their regularization, as noticed above, majority of the petitioners have continuously served on contract basis for more than 20 years. Petitioners are now aged in the range of 40 to 56 years.

10. Respondents-State assailed the aforesaid judgment in LPA No. 66 of 2015. However, in the meantime, the State Government took a conscious decision to merge the technical staff of HPSES in HP PWD and I&PH Department.

The relevant communication dated 26.9.2017 in that regard from Mission Director (SSA)-cum Director Elementary Education, Himachal Pradesh to the Engineer-in-Chief (PWD), which reads as under:

"No. HPSES(SSA/RMSA) HO-Vl.II-7395 OFFICE OF THE STATE PROJECT DIRECTOR SSA/PMSA H.P. SCHOOL EDUCATION SOCIETY, DPEP BHAWAN LAL PANI, SHIMLA-171001.
Yours faithfully, Sd/-
Encls: As above. Mission Director (SSA)-cum-Director Elementary Education, Letter dated 22.9.17. Himachal Pradesh."

11. Vide letter dated 13.11.2017, the Special Secretary (PW) to the Govt. of H.P. requested the Mission Director (SSA) to provide the requisite information regarding the technical staff of HPSES for further transmission to the H.P. Public Service Commission, in sequel to the proposed merger of the technical staff of HPSES in HPPWD and I&PH Department.