COURT NO.2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/B) 539/2002 Sadhu Ram & Others …….Petitioners Versus State of Uttaranchal & Others …….Respondents Sri Sharad Sharma, learned Counsel for the petitioners. Sri H.M. Raturi, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 30th April, 2008 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to permit the petitioners to function as Inseminator and to pay them the regular emoluments which is admissible to them. 2. A scheme of animal husbandry named as Sammanvit Pashu Vikash Swarojgar Yojna was notified by the respondent no. 1 vide notification dated 14.8.1992. Petitioners applied in pursuance of the said notification and were engaged in the year 1993 as Inseminators and were paid honorarium in lieu of their services in terms of the aforesaid scheme. It has been alleged that in the month of March, 2001, petitioners were orally directed by the respondents not to work and they shall be called to function as Inseminator as and when the work would be available. 2 3. Petition is of the year 2002, but no counter affidavit could be filed on behalf of the respondents till date. It has been asserted on behalf of the petitioners that the aforesaid scheme is still in force. On the stay application of the petitioners, the Division Bench of this Court passed the following order on 1.8.2002: “Heard. Application is allowed. Order dated 24.5.2002 is modified to the extent that if the scheme is in force, the petitioners shall be permitted to work and paid honorarium.” 4. Therefore, in the facts and circumstances of the case narrated above, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the interim order quoted above. No order as to costs. (P.C. Verma, J.) 30.4.2008 Prabodh