IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 32 (SB) of 2008 Mahendra Pal Singh Khati ...Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others …Respondents Present: Mr. M.C. Pant, Advocate present for the petitioner/applicant. Mr. K.C. Tewari, Standing counsel present for the State. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Hon’ble Nirmal Yadav, J. Oral: Prafulla C. Pant, J. This MCC Application No. 772 of 2010 seeking direction against the respondents to take decision in the matter of the writ petitioner within a period of three days, as the writ petitioner is going to retire in the month of October 2010. Heard. Writ Petition No. 32 of 2008 (SB) was filed by the writ petitioner seeking direction that his case for promotion to the post of Superintending Engineer be considered by the Departmental Promotion Committee. The said writ petition was disposed of by this Court vide its order dated 02.07.2010 observing that if the petitioner comes within the zone of considerati0n, his case be considered by the Departmental Promotion Committee within a period of two months. Learned Standing Counsel stated before this Court that as per the information received from the Government, on 27.08.2010 (within two months of the order passed by this Court) Departmental Promotion Committee was held and name of petitioner-Mahendra Pal Singh Khati was considered 2 for promotion. He further informed the Court that the recommendati0n of the Departmental Promotion Committee is pending with the Government. In view of the new development, MCC Application No. 772 of 2010 is disposed of with the further observation that the decision by the Government be taken on the report of Departmental Promotion Committee and the same shall be communicated to the petitioner well before his retirement i.e. 31st October 2010. (Nirmal Yadav, J.) (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) VKG 28.09.2010