IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1653 OF 2005 (SS) Pratap Singh ………….Petitioner. Versus State of Uttaranchal and others. …….Respondents. Present: Mr. Jagdish Bisht, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Dinesh Gahtori, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand/ respondents. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard Mr. Jagdish Bisht, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Dinesh Gahtori, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The petitioner is an assistant teacher in Junior High School in the State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner has challenged the selection process to the post of Block Co- ordinator. Admittedly, the posts of Block Co-ordinator have to be filled under a State Scheme, by way of deputation from eligible assistant teachers in Primary and Junior High Schools in the State. The petitioner applied in the selection process to the post of Block Co- ordinator. He was not selected. Consequently, he has challenged the selection process on the ground that the post of Block Co-ordinator is a public post and therefore, the rules of reservation were liable to be implemented while making the recruitment to the said post. There is no strength in the claim of the petitioner for the reason firstly, that the petitioner is challenging a selection process in which he had participated and being unsuccessful in the selection process, he has now challenged the same, secondly, it is not a promotion or a direct recruitment in the normal mode of service where 2 the rules of reservation are liable to be applied. It is only an appointment made by way of “deputation” and strictly speaking rules pertaining to reservation are not applicable in these matters. In any case the counsel for the petitioner has not been able to show whether any such rules exist. For the reasons that there is no merit in the contention of the writ petition, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 15.2.2011 Kuldeep