IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 836 OF 2009 (SS) Surendra M. and others. ……Petitioners. Versus Union of India and others. ………..Respondents. Mr. Siddharth Bisht, Advocate for petitioners. Mr. Shailendra Singh Chauhan, Standing Counsel for Union of India. 5th November, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Heard Mr. Siddharth Bisht, Advocate for petitioners and Mr. Shailendra Singh Chauhan, Standing Counsel for Union of India. Petitioners have filed this writ petition praying that a writ of certiorari be issued quashing the order dated 4.5.2009 passed by the respondent no. 3 (Annexure -3 to the writ petition), whereby petitioners have been reduced to a lower pay scale. However, an objection has been raised by Mr. Shailendra Singh Chauhan, Standing Counsel for Union of India that the petitioners are in service of Central Government and they have alternative remedy to file a claim petition before the Central Administrative Tribunal and in view of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of L. Chandra Kumar Vs. The Union of India & others reported in J.T. 1997 (3) S.C. 589, the claim petition has to be filed in first instance before the Central Administrative Tribunal and the petitioner can, if the occasion so arises, challenge the order of the Tribunal in a writ petition, thereafter. 2 As such, the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of alternative remedy. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 5.11.2009 Rathour