IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 373 of 2004 (S/S) Jitendra Kumar Joshi ………………… Petitioner Versus State of Uttaranchal & others ………………… Respondents Mr. Vinod Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. N.C. Gupta, learned Standing Counsel for the State. Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner praying firstly, for issue of a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner when his name has been sent after approval to the said Institute namely, Vinayak Intermediate College, Jamoli, district Almora when the P.T.A. has no objection in his appointment. In his second prayer the petitioner has prayed for issue of a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent No. 3 namely, the Principal, Vinayak Intermediate College, Jamoli, District Almora to consider reasonably the representation made by the petitioner. Brief facts giving rise to the present writ petition are that the first writ petition No. 353 of 2004 (S/S) moved by the petitioner was dismissed as withdrawn by this Hon’ble Court on 08.04.2004 giving liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition of the same cause of action. The petitioner, who is a post graduate was appointed as a Lecturer in English for 2001 to 2002 at Vinayak Intermediate College, Jamoli, District Almora, which is a government aided college by the Parent-Teachers Association (for short P.T.A.). During the aforesaid period the teaching work of the petitioner 2 remained satisfactory and a certificate for the same was issued by the then Principal of the aforesaid college. After the appointment of the petitioner the Government demanded that the name of the teachers appointed by way of the P.T.A. be sent by the concerned college in pursuance of which the name of the petitioner alongwith one other Shri Bhuwan Chandra Papnai was sent to the Government through the D.I.O.S. The Government also fixed the remuneration of Rs. 4,000/- per month for the P.T.A. teacher vide Government Order No. 647/Madhymik/2003 dated 20.09.2003. The name of the petitioner was sent back by the Government after approval of name of the petitioner to the concerned Intermediate college alongwith one other Shri Bhuwan Chandra Papnai and Shri Bhuwan Chandra Papnai has been appointed as a Maths teacher. The grievance of the petitioner is that he has made a representation on 26th December 2003 but the same has not been decided. The D.I.O.S. has also sent his approval for appointment of two teachers in the said Institute, as will appear from the letter dated 9th November 2003 written by the President of the Parents- Teachers Association, giving his ‘No Objection’ for appointing the teachers and he has also requested the D.I.O.S. to take up the matter at his level and give necessary direction to the Principal of the said Institute to give charge to the teachers. The Principal, Vinayak Intermediate College, Jamoli, district Almora is directed to decide the representation made by the petitioner dated 26.12.2003 in accordance with the rules and according to the merit, within a period of one month from the date of this order. The petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. (Rajesh Tandon, J.) Dt. 12.04.2004 HN