IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL. Writ Petition No. 1452 (S/S) of 2005 Ram Lahan Verma, son of late Sri Bhagirathi Verma, resident of MIG‐57, Rishilok Colony, Rishikesh, Dehradun. ………….. Petitioner. Versus 1. Uttaranchal Pey Jal through its Managing Director, Dehradun, Uttaranchal. 2. The Managing Director, Uttaranchal Sansadhan Vikas and Nirman Nigam, Dehradun, Uttaranchal. 3. U.P. Jal Nigam through its Managing Director, 6, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow. …………..Respondents. Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J.: Heard Sri S.S. Chauhan, leaned counsel for the petitioner, Sri D.S. Patni, learned counsel for respondents no. 1 and 2 and Sri Sudhir Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no. 3. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed to issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to treat the petitioner under Hill Sub Cadre of Uttaranchal Pey Jal Nigam with all consequential benefits. The submission of the petitioner is that he has opted for Hill Sub Cadre on 28.12.1996, however, the name of the petitioner does not find place in the list prepared by the Uttaranchal Pey Jal Nigam for Hill Sub Cadre. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner may be relieved for State of U.P. as his name has not been included in the list of Hill Sub Cadre in spite of the fact that he has already opted for Hill Sub Cadre. Learned counsel for the respondent nos. 1 and 2 has submitted that the records pertaining to the petitioner were not available with the respondents (Department) and the same has already been called from respondent no. 3 Learned counsel for the respondent no.3 has submitted that most of the records have been supplied to respondents no. 1 & 2 and in case, records pertaining to the petitioner has not been supplied, the same shall be supplied at the earliest. In case, respondent no. 3 has not supplied the records pertaining to the petitioner to the respondent no. 1 and 2 till date, the same shall be supplied to respondents no. 1 and 2 within a period of six weeks so that respondents no. 1 and 2 may pass appropriate order on the option submitted by the petitioner. Respondents shall take final decision on the option of the petitioner for Hill Sub Cadre at the earliest and the till the decision is taken on the petitioner’s option and communicated to the petitioners, parties shall maintain status quo. With this direction the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (M.M. Ghildiyal, J.) September 30, 2005 SKSharma