IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 298 of 2006 (S/B) Bhagwat Singh Rawat S/o Shri Balam Singh Rawat, R/o Village Kutta Patti Sarjyula, Post Office Kutta, District Tehri Garhwal, Uttaranchal. ..… Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal through Chief Secretary, Dehradun. 2. The Secretary, Department of Information, Government of Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 3. The Director General, Information and Public Broadcasting Directorate, Dehradun, Uttaranchal. 4. The Execcutive Director, Information and Public Broadcasting, 12, E.C. Road, Dehradun, Uttaranchal. .…. Respondents Mr. Deep Chandra Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Subhash Upadhyaya, Brief Holder for the respondents. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. RAJEEV GUPTA, C. J. (Oral) Mr. Deep Chandra Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Subhash Upadhyaya, Brief Holder for the respondents. They are heard. 2. Petitioner Bhagat Singh Rawat has filed this writ petition for the following reliefs: “a. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 15.09.2006 (Annexure No. 12 to the writ petition) and promote the petitioner to the post of Assistant Director (Technical) in the Department of Information and Public Broadcasting. b. Any other order or direction, which this Hon’ble Court may deem just and proper in circumstances of the case. 2 c. Award cost of the petition to the petitioner.” 3. The petitioner by filling this writ petition was seeking his promotion to the post of Assistant Director (Technical) under the Government Order dated 28.03.2001. 4. Mr. Subhash Upadhyay, the learned Brief Holder submits that during the pendency of the writ petition, State of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) has framed the Uttaranchal Information and Public Relations Department Gazetted Service Rules, 2006 and the promotion, if any, to the post of Assistant Director (Technical) shall be strictly in accordance with these Rules and if the petitioner is eligible for consideration under the Rules, his case shall also be considered while undertaking the exercise for promotion to the post of Assistant Director (Technical). 5. In view of the above categoric statement of the learned Brief Holder, no further directions in the writ petition are required. 6. The writ petition stands disposed of. 7. With the above order, CLMA No. 12489 of 2006 also stands disposed of. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C.J.) 03.05.2007 03.05.2007 Kawal