IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 299 of 2010 (S/B) Kuldeep Narayan Gupta ……… Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and another ……… Respondents Mr. Sanjay Bhatt, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.P. Joshi, Chief Standing Counsel (Govt. of Uttarakhand) for the respondents. Date of Judgment: 28.12.2010 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Barin Ghosh, C.J. Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. BARIN GHOSH, C.J. (ORAL) Petitioner is going to retire on 31st December, 2010. In this writ petition, it has been contended that his case for promotion be considered by a Departmental Promotion Committee to be constituted before 31st December, 2010. 2. We do not think any such direction would be appropriate in the matter. We, accordingly, dispose of this writ petition by directing that in the event a Departmental Promotion Committee is held in the near future and in the event in such Departmental Promotion Committee the name of the petitioner is required to be considered, despite petitioner’s retirement, in view of several orders passed by the State Government in that regard, the case of the petitioner shall be considered and he shall also be given consequential benefits of such consideration from the date as mentioned in the Government Orders. Amit (V.K. Bist, J.) (Barin Ghosh, C.J.) 28.12.2010 28.12.2010