The Indian Express: Punjab and Haryana High Court Orders Reinstatement of Punjab University Guest Faculty
Manraj Grewal Sharma | 26 May 2026 | The Indian Express
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the reinstatement of a guest faculty member working in the Department of Development Studies, Panjab University, holding that a contractual employee cannot be replaced by another contractual employee merely by changing the nomenclature of the post.
Allowing the petition filed by Rimpi, a guest faculty of the university since 2021, Justice Sandeep Moudgil on Monday set aside the March 9, 2024, relieving order and directed the authorities to reinstate her forthwith and continue her in service until regular recruitment is undertaken….