IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/B) No. 266 of 2009 Dr. Harish Kumar ……… Petitioner. Versus The Vice Chancellor, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar and others .……. Respondents. Ms. Sangeeta Miyan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ghanshyam Joshi, Advocate for Mr. Arvind Vashisth, Advocate for respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 5. Date of Judgment: 25.08.2010 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Barin Ghosh, C.J. Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. BARIN GHOSH, C.J. (ORAL) It appears that in the month of May 2004, a post available to a Schedule Caste candidate in the Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar fell vacant. The said post has not yet been filled in. The petitioner, in the present writ petition, seeks an ad hoc appointment in the said post. We are unable to give any such appointment to the petitioner for it is beyond our competence to do so. We are, however, competent to and, accordingly, issue a direction upon the Registrar of the said University to take steps as early as possible to fill up the said post in accordance with law on regular basis. Such steps should be initiated within a period of three months from the date of service of a copy of this order upon respondent No. 2 and should be completed as quickly as possible, but not later than one year therefrom. In the event, the petitioner is otherwise qualified and opts to supply the vacancy in the said post, his candidature must be considered in accordance with law. 2. This disposes of the writ petition. (V.K. Bist, J.) (Barin Ghosh, C.J.) 25.08.2010 25.08.2010 Amit