WPSS No. 172 of 04: Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J. Heard Sri I.P. Kohli, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Shobhit Saharia learned counsel for the respondents. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner have prayed for the following reliefs:- i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus direction the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for regularization on the respective posts on which each of them is working in Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd., Dehradun and regularize their services on their respective posts. ii. Issue any other writ, Rule or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant pay scale from the date from which they are working on their respective posts. iii. Issue any other writ, order or direction which the Hon’ble Court deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case, iv. Award cost of the petition. Since the main prayer sought by means of this petition is for regularization of petitioners’ services on the posts on which they are working. This prayer cannot be granted by this Court in view of the judgment of Hon’ble the Apex Court in the case of State of Karnataka vs. Uma Devi, reported in 2006 (4) Supreme Court Cases, page-01. Therefore, the petition lacks merit and deserves to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. (M.M.G., J.) 07.05.2007: NCM: