IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 17 OF 2011 (S/S) Sandeep Pilkhwal ……Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. …Respondents. Present: Mr. T.P.S. Takuli, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Dinesh Gahtori, Standing Counsel for the State. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. 1. Heard Mr. T.P.S. Takuli, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Dinesh Gahtori, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 2. The petitioner is a candidate for promotion from Constables / Head Constables to the post of Sub Inspector (Rankers). A recruitment drive for promotion to the post of Sub Inspector (Rankers) is presently on in the State of Uttarakhand. 3. A number of writ petitions have been filed before this Court challenging the scheme, which has been formulated by the Police Establishment Committee, under which such recruitments/promotions are to be made. The validity of this scheme has been upheld by this Court in its order-dated 4.1.2011 passed in Writ Petition No. 1218 of 2010 (S/S) Mahendra Singh and others Vs. State of Uttarakhand and others and the writ petition has been dismissed subject to the fact that in case any departmental appeal or revision is pending, the case of the petitioner shall be considered after the decision in the appeal or revision. The case of the present writ petitioner is that against the adverse orders, he has filed a departmental appeal, which was dismissed and now the revision is pending before the Additional D.G.P. If that is the position, the case of the petitioner shall also be considered depending upon the decision of 2 the writ petition. The Additional D.G.P. is directed to take an expeditious decision in the pending revision of the petitioner. In the interest of justice, in case, the revision is pending, subject to its decision, the petitioner may be permitted to appear in the examination. 4. Subject to the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order dated 4.1.2011 passed in Writ Petition No. 1218 of 2010 (S/S). No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 6.1.2011 Rathour