IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 973 of 2008 (M/S) Master Shomya Public (minor) S/O Late Sri Prem Singh Pundir, through his next friend, Virendra Pundir, S/O Kunwar Singh Pundir, R/O 262, Khurbura Mohalla, Dehradun, District Dehradun. ……. Petitioner. Versus Commissioner, Garhwal Mandal, Dehradun and two others. … Respondents. Sri L.K. Tiwari learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri K.P. Upadhyay, learned Addl. C.S.C. for the respondent no.1. Sri Ashish Joshi, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 2 and 3. Date June 12, 2008 Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Sri L.K. Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri K.P.Upadhyay, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondent no.1 and Sri Ashish Joshi, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 2 and 3. This writ petition has been filed for issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no. 1 to decide the representation/appeal no. 811/21- 3(14)(2005-6) pending before him within a time frame. According to the petitioner, he is an adopted son of Mr. Prem Singh Pundir by a registered adoption deed. Sri Prem Singh Pundir was employed as Class IV employee under the employment of respondent no.2. He had retired in the year 2001 from service and thereafter died on 19-9-2003. The petitioner’s name had been recorded as nominee in the service record of deceased Prem Singh Pundir. According to the petitioner, he applied for family pension to the respondent nos. 2 and 3, but they refused to grant family pension to the petitioner vide order dated 11-8-2004. In the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that the Commissioner Garhwal Division Pauri Garhwal, has already directed the respondent no. 2 to take a decision in the matter vide letter dated 3-5-2008 (Annexure No. 2 to the writ petition). Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the ends of justice would be subserved if a direction is issued to respondent nos. 2 and 3 to take a decision in pursuance of the letter written by the Commissioner. The respondent nos. 2 and 3 are, accordingly, directed that if the decision, on the application dated 25-3-2008 moved by the petitioner, copy of which was enclosed by the Commissioner along with his letter dated 3-5-2008 vide Annexure No.2, had not yet been taken, the authorities shall take a decision thereon within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S. Verma, J.) RCP