IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL (1) Writ Petition No. 371(S/S) of 2001 (Old No. 1044 of 1996) Anil Dutt Kothari S/o Dharma Dutt Kothari, R/o Village-Pachi Para, Post Hajara, District- Dehradun ………… Petitioners Versus The State of Uttar Pradesh through the Secretary, Forest Department, Vidhan Bhawan, Lucknow and four others. (2) Writ Petition No. 388 (S/S) of 2001 (Old No.7806 of 1996) Satya Pal Singh S/o Gajendraingh, R/o Malsi Dar Park,Shivalik Circle, D.F.O.,Dehradun. ………. Petitioners Versus The State of Uttar Pradesh through the Secretary, Forest Department, Vidhan Bhawan, Lucknow and four others. ……… Respondents (3) Writ Petition No. 1199(S/S) of 2001 (Old No.20090 of 1999) Ratan Mani S/o Late Murari Lal, R/o Village and P.O.Sawli, Circle, District –Tehri Garhwal. ……….. Petitioners Versus The State of Uttar Pradesh through the Secretary, Forest Department, Vidhan Bhawan, Lucknow and four others. ………. Respondents AND (4) Writ Petition No. 2059(S/S) of 2001 (Old No.37065 of 1999) Yashwant Singh S/o Dillar Singh, R/o Daski Gad Range P.O. Barathi Dharasu, District-Uttarkashi. ……. Petitioners Versus The State of Uttar Pradesh through the Secretary, Forest Department, Vidhan Bhawan, Lucknow and five others. …….. Respondent Sri. P.C.Jhingan Advocate for the petitioners Standing Counsel for the Respondents Coram : Hon'ble P.C. Verma,J. Date: 27 th August,2003 PC: All the aforementioned writ petitions involve common question of law and in all these petitions similar relief of regularization in the forest department has been claimed. These writ petitions are, therefore, taken up together and dispose of by a common judgment. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel. The petitioners claim themselves to be the daily wage employees in the forest department and covered by the decision given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 3634 of 1998, State of U.P. and others Vs. Putti Lal. Learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel agree that direction may be given to the respondents to consider the case of these petitioners in the light of the said judgment of the Apex Court and those of the petitioners who are covered by the said decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, be regularised and minimum of pay scale be also paid to them until his services are regularized. Let the necessary exercise be done within a period of six weeks. All the aforesaid writ petitions are disposed of accordingly. (P.C. Verma J.) P.Singh