HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 594 of 2005 (SS) Tajiamaul Hussain Khan …..………. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal 2. Public Service Commission, Haridwar 3. Sri Pushkar Singh Negi Sri Sobhit Saharia, Advocate for the petitioner. Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: 18.5.2005 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. By the present writ petition the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to give promotion to the petitioner. Briefly stated, the petitioner was working as Junior Clerk in the Prosecution Department at New Tehri. He was attached to the Secretariat of Uttaranchal on 4.9.2001. Thereafter he was absorbed in Uttaranchal Secretariat on 25.6.2002. After completing probation period, the services of the petitioner were made permanent as Tankak in the secretariat Services vide order dated 2.11.2004. On 19.11.2004 final seniority list of Tankak in the Secretariat was published and the name of the petitioner found place at serial No. 47. On 25.1.2005 promotion of 62 Tankaks have been made to the post of Sahayak Samiksha Adhikari. The grievance of the petitioner is that the persons junior to the petitioner have been promoted but the petitioner was deprived of his right of promotion. The petitioner has further submitted that he made a representation on 17.3.2005 against the arbitrary order of promotion but till then the representation of the petitioner has not been considered. In view of above, the respondents are directed to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 17.3.2005, within six weeks after the receipt of the certified copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. 18.5.2005 Rajesh Tandon, J. *Dhyani