IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/B) 35 of 2010 Tara Datt Pant & another ……Petitioners. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others ..……Respondents. Mr. Manoj Tiwari, Senior Advocate with Mr. Alok Mehra, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Advocate for respondent nos. 1 and 2. Ms. Beena Pande, Advocate for respondent nos. 3 and 4. Mr. B.P.S. Mer, Advocate for respondent nos. 5 and 6. Coram: Hon’ble J.S. Khehar, C.J. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Learned counsel for the petitioners after arguing for some time states that he may be permitted to withdraw this petition. While making the instant submission, learned counsel for the petitioners has invited our attention to the fact that the petitioners had earlier approached this Court by filing Writ Petition (S/B) No. 217 of 2009, which was disposed of by the Division Bench of this Court on 9.10.2009 by treating the petition filed by the petitioners as premature, as the claim of the petitioners was pending consideration before the State Advisory Committee. In this behalf, learned counsel for the petitioners has also pointed out that three draftsman from the composite State of Uttar Pradesh were allocated to the successor State of Uttarakhand, however, none of those three draftsman have assumed their duties as such in the successor State of Uttarakhand. It is submitted that the issue pertaining to the petitioners pending consideration before the State Advisory Committee be directed to be settled, one way or the other, keeping in view the factual position noticed hereinabove. 2 Mr. B.P.S. Mer, Advocate representing the State Advisory Committee states that the State Advisory Committee shall consider the representation of the petitioners, pending before it or any supplementary representation that the petitioners may choose to file within two weeks from today, and pass a final order in connection with the petitioners within six weeks from today. In view of the above, the instant writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Liberty is granted to the petitioners to file the supplementary representation, if they are so advised, before the State Advisory Committee within two weeks from today. The State Advisory Committee is directed to take a final decision on the claim raised by the petitioners within six weeks from today. Disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Order dasti on payment of usual charges. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) (J.S. Khehar, C.J) 5.3.2010 Avneet