HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.132 of 2006 (SS) Anil Kumar Rawat son of Nardev Singh R/o 50, Mansinghwala, Dehradun ……… Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal 2. District Education officer, Dehradun 3. Committee of Management, Gorkha Militry Intermediate College, Dehradun …………. Respondents Sri C.K. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: February 15, 2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon J. Heard Sri C.K. Sharma counsel for the petitioner and Standing counsel for the respondents. Both the parties are agreed that the matter may be finally decided at this stage. By the present writ petition the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to promote the petitioner on the post of lecturer. Briefly stated, petitioner was appointed on 20.12.1980 as C.T. grade teacher and subsequently he was promoted on 1.1.1990 as L.T. Grade teacher in Gorkha Military Intermediate, College. On 31.1.2002 two posts of lecturer in Geography and Psychology were sanctioned in the college. The petitioner has submitted that he is entitled for promotion on one of the post and Committee of Management also recommend his name 2 for promotion vide proposal No. 5 dated 21.2.2005. The name of the petitioner for promotion on the post of lecturer, Geography was sent by the management Committee to the District Inspector of Schools, Dehradun in the prescribed proforma. The last date for filling up the vacancies is 28th February 2006 and in case the posts are not filled up by that date they will automatically lapse. The petitioner has alleged that the District Education Officer, Dehradun is causing undue delay in the matter of promotion of the petitioner with some ulterior motive so that the last date of filling up the vacancy may come to an end. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, a writ of mandamus is issued directing the respondents to complete all formalities for promotion of eligible teachers on the sanctioned posts of Lecturers before 28th February 2006. Accordingly the writ petition is allowed. No order as to costs. Copy is expedited. Dated: 15.2.2006 Rajesh Tandon J. *Dhyani