IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 401 OF 2008 (S/S) Retired Public Service Association (Regd) ….…Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. ….Respondents. Present : Mr. Narendra Bali, Advocate present for the petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel present for the State of Uttarakhand. Mr. Lalit Miglani, Advocate present for respondent no. 4. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard Mr. Narendra Bali, Advocate for the petitioner, Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand and Mr. Lalit Miglani, Advocate for respondent no. 3. The petitioner is a registered Association of retired employees of Local Bodies. According to it, family pension is liable to be paid to all the employees of Municipalities, but it is not being done. Hence, the writ petition has been filed. In paragraph 6 of the supplementary counter affidavit, the State has admitted that the matter regarding family pension of members of association is pending consideration before the Finance Department of the Government and this would take some time. On the said admitted position by the respondents, no useful purpose will be solved if the petition remains pending before this Court. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The petitioner is directed to move a representation before the Secretary, Urban Planning & Development, Uttarakhand Government, Dehradun/ respondent no. 1 within a period of two weeks. If such a representation is moved by the petitioner, the Secretary, Urban Planning & Development, Uttarakhand Government, Dehradun / 2 respondent no. 1 shall dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible, but definitely within a period of twelve weeks from the date it is produced before him considering that the matter is already under consideration. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 23.5.2011 Rathour