HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition NO. 221 of 2004 (S/S) Sinna Singh s/o Sri Ratan Singh Village Jhigou P.O. Matiyawa, Patti Sali, Tehsil Chakrata, Dehradun ……….. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal 2. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Uttaranchal 3. Chief Consdrvator of forest, Garhwal Region and Administration 85, Rajpur Road, Dehradun 4. Conservator of Forest, Yamuna Circle 87 Rajpur , Dehradun 5. Divisional Forest Officer, Tons Forest Division, Purola ………. Respondents Dated: 20.3.2006 Sri P.C. Jhinan, Advocate for the petitioner Standing counsel for the respondents. Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri P.C. Jhingan, counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. By the present writ petition the petitioners have prayed for a writ order of direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 1 to relax the lower age limit of the petitioner for his regular appointment. According to the petitioner he was appointed in the Forest Department on daily wages on 1.4.1991. After framing rules for regularisation he submitted an application to the Divisional Forest Officer, Tons Forest Division Purola Uttarkashi on 2 18.7.2003 with the contentions that the regularization of daily wage employees on the post of Forest Guard is being continued and the petitioner was informed that since he was below the age of 18 years on the date of his initial appointment on daily wage basis i.e. on 14.1991. Counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance on the Government order passed by the State of U.P. vide notification No. 20/3/1982-Karmik-2-85-one, dated 10.3.1985 which reads as under: tgkW jkT; ljdkj dk ;g lek/kku gks tk; fd vf/k’Bku esa fu;qDr O;fDr;ksa dh lsok dh 'krksZ dks fofu;fer djus okys fdlh fu;e ds izoruZ ls fdlh fof’k"V ekeys esa vuqfpr dfBukbZ gksrh gS ogkW og ml ekeys esa ykxw fu;eksa esa fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh vkns’k }kjk ml lhek rd vkSj ,slh vU; 'krksZ ds v/khu jgrs gq, ftUgs og ekeys esa U;k;laxr vkSj lkE;iw.kZ jhfr ls dk;Zokgh djus ds fy;s vko’;d le>s ml fu;e dh vis{kk ls vfHk;qfDr ns ldrh gS ;k mls f’kfFky dj ldrh gS A In view of the aforesaid, the respondents are directed to consider the representation of the petitioner in accordance with Rule 32 of the Karamchari Sewa Niyamawali, 1985 within six weeks after the receipt of the certified copy of this order. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Dated: 20.3.2006 Rajesh Tandon, J. *Dhyani