IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 372 of 2008 (S/S) Surendra Singh Rana S/o Late Sri C.S. Rana R/o 9 C, 304 Baurai, New Tehri District Tehri Garhwal. ….....Petitioner. Versus 1. Chairman & Managing Director T.H.D.C. Ganga Bhawan Rishikesh. 2. Director Personnel (THDC) Ganga Bhawan, Rishikesh. 3. Deputy Manager (Personnel and Administrative Department) (THDC) Tehri District Tehri Garhwal. 4. Senior Personnel Officer Personnel & Administrative Department. 5. General Manager Project Tehri, District Tehri Garhwal. 6. Director Technical (THDC) Ganga Bhawan, Rishikesh. 7. Director Finance (THDC) Ganga Bhawan Rishikesh. 8. Union of India, Ministry of Power through Secretary Power, Government of India Rafi Marg, New Delhi. .……….Respondents. Ms. Prabha Noliyal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri U.K. Uniyal with Shri Shobhit Saharia, learned counsel for respondents No. 1 to 7. Ms. Farida Siddiqui, learned counsel for respondent No. 8. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought mandamus commanding the respondents to permit the petitioner to appear in the written examination of S-4 Grade, scheduled to be held on 26/27.05.2008, as Junior Executive (P&A). 2 3. The petitioner Surendra Singh Rana, who claims to be Junior Executive in the Personnel Department, has made a representation on 19.01.2008 to the Additional Manager (Personnel and Administrative), Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd., Tehri, seeking permission to appear in the departmental examination for promotion. 4. Learned counsel for the parties agree that this writ petition may be disposed of directing the respondent No. 1 to decide the representation dated 19.01.2008 (copy of which is Annexure-11 to the writ petition). 5. In the circumstances, this writ petition is summarily disposed of directing respondent No. 1 to decide the representation dated 19.01.2008, made by the petitioner (copy of which is Annexure- 11 to the writ petition) within a period of fifteen days from the date of certified copy of this order is produced before such authority. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. 22.05.2008 Sweta 3