IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 600 of 2006 Bhajan Singh S/o Sri Bhagwan Singh R/o Village Neri P.O. & Tehsil Dharasu Baraithi, District Uttarkashi. …………Petitioner. Versus (1) State of Uttaranchal through Secretary Irrigation Department. (2) Engineer in Chief, Irrigation Department Uttaranchal Dehradun. (3) Superintending Engineer, Mandal II, Joshiyara, Uttarkashi, (4) Executive Engineer, Maneri Bhali Surang Nirman Khand, Shaktipuram Chinyali Saur, District Uttarkashi. ………..Respondents Sri Gopal Narain, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri N.P. Sah, Learned Standing Counsel for respondents. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Learned counsel for the parties are present. (2) By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the regularization of the services of the petitioner on the post of Beldar. A further mandamus has been sought directing the respondents to pay the minimum of the pay scale to the petitioner for the post of Beldar. 2 (3) In view of the principle of law laid down in Secretary, State of Karnataka Vs. Uma Devi, (2006) 4 Supreme Court Cases, Pg. 01, wherein it has been held that the workers on daily wages or the persons who get employed without undergoing regular selection process, should not be directed by the Court to be absorbed or regularized against the constitutional scheme of public employment, this Court is not inclined to issue direction to regularize services of the petitioner, as such, the petition is liable to be dismissed. (4) The writ petition is dismissed with the observation that the petitioner may make a representation to the authorities concerned for redressal of his grievances. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. (All pending applications also stand disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.08.07.2008 NS 3