HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition no. 377 of 2006 (SS) 1. Naresh Singh w/o Sri Bhagwan Singh 2. Roshan Singh s/o Sri Bharat Singh Assistnat Teacher (L.T. Grade), Inter Collage Thoul Dhar (Manjaf), Patti Oun, District Tehri Garhwal ......... Petitioners Versus 1. Principal Inter College, Thoul Dhar (Manjaf) Patti Oun, District Tehri Garhwal 2. District Education Officer, Tehri Garhwal ........ Respondents Sri H.M. Raturi, Advocate for the petitioners. Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: 21.3.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri H.M. Raturi, counsel for the petitioners and Standing Counsel for the respondents. By the present writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay honorarium of the petitioner w.e.f. the month of August 2005 till date. According to the petitioners they are presently posted as Assistant Teachers in L.T. Grade in a scheme launched by the State of Uttaranchal under Parents and Teachers Association in the Inter College, Thouldhar. The appointment of the petitioners were made in the year 2003 and since then they are continuously working in that institute. The grievance of the petitioners is that although they are continuously working as Assistant Teacher but honorarium payable to them has not been sanctioned by the District Education Officer, Tehri Garhwal. The petitioners relied upon the certificate issued by the Principal of the Institution on 6.3.2006. The Principal of the College has certified that the petitioners were working as P.T.A. Teacher. Payment of honorarium has been made to them till July 2005 but thereafter grant of honorarium has not been sanctioned by the District Education Officer. In view of the above a writ of mandamus is issued directing the respondents to pay honorarium to the petitioners according to rules forthwith. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed. No order as to costs. Dated: 21.3.2006 Rajesh Tandon, J. *Dhyani