COURT NO.2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/S) 2617/2001 (Old No. 26167/1994) 1. Narain Dutt Masiwal, S/o Bishan Dutt Mashiwal, Government Inter College, Masi, Post Office Masi, District Almora. 2. Bhopal Chandra Gaur, S/o Narottam Gaur, Government High School, Binauli Estate, Post Office Sanara via Masi, Branch, Distt. Almora. 3. Sheo Dutt Masiwal, S/o Hari Dutt Masiwal, Government Inter College, Masi, Post Office Masi, District Almora.. 4. Har Singh Bhandari, S/o Nar Singh Bhandari, Government Inter College, Uttam Sari, Post Office Naubara, Via Dhaula, Distt. Almora. .......Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttar Pradesh, Through The Education Secretary, U.P., Lucknow. 2. The Director of Basic Education, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. 3. The Director of Secondary Education, U.P., Lucknow. .….Respondents Sri Manoj Tiwari, learned Counsel for the petitioners. Learned Standing Counsel for the State. 27th November, 2007 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have sought a writ of Mandamus to command the respondents to pay the salary to the petitioners in the pay scale of Rs. 450-720 per month with effect from 1.1.1979 in the light of the Government Order dated 1.7.1992. 2. No counter-affidavit has been filed so far. The petition was filed in the year 1994. Therefore, this Court thinks it proper and appropriate to direct the respondents to consider the prayer of the petitioners within a period of two months and pass appropriate order containing the reasons. 3. The petition is disposed of with the above direction. No order as to costs. 4. Learned Standing Counsel shall send the copy of this order along with copy of the writ petition and representation to the competent authority/concerned respondent within a week from today. (P.C. Verma, J.) Prabodh