IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO.68 (SS) OF 2006 Vijay Laxmi Yadav, D/o Sri Ajit Singh Yadav, Resident of 247 Sarai (G.M.B.), Haridwar, District Haridwar. ………………..Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal, through Secretary Education (Higher Secondary), Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 2. Director of Education, Uttaranchal Dehradun. 3. Deputy Director (Services) of Education, Dehradun. 4. Joint Director of Education, Garhwal Mandal Pauri, District Pauri Garhwal. 5. Principal Government Girls Inter College, Rajpur Road, Dehradun. 6. Smt. Saroj Kimothi, Lecturer Sociology, Government Girls Inter College, Rajpur Road, Dehradun. .....………..Respondents. 07.02.2006 Mr. K.N. Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri K.N. Joshi, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Both the parties have agreed that the writ petition may be finally disposed of at the admission stage. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no. 5 to give joining to the petitioner on the post of Lecturer Psychology in compliance of the appointment letter dated 15.10.2005 issued by the Director of Education Dehradun (filed as Annexure 4). Briefly stated, in pursuance of advertisement issued through Public Service Commission for appointment on the post of lecturer in different subject under the respondent department, the petitioner has applied for appointment on the post of lecturer (Psychology). The written examination was held and the petitioner was called for interview and ultimately, he 2 was selected for the post of Lecturer (Psychology) by the Public Service Commission Uttaranchal Haridwar. The Public Service Commission, Haridwar recommended the name of petitioner for appointment on the post of Lecturer Psychology. Director of Education, Mayur Vihar Dehradun vide his letter dated 08.08.2005 required the information regarding vacant post of lecturer (Women Branch) from Regional Joint Director of Education, Garhwal Mandal Pauri, District Pauri Garhwal. In compliance of the aforesaid letter dated 08.08.2005, Joint Director of Education Garhwal Mandal Pauri gave reply on 09.08.2005 regarding the vacant post of lecturer in different subjects in different colleges. The Director of Education, thereafter, issued the appointment letter in favour of the petitioner on the post of lecturer (Psycghology) in Government Girls Inter College Rajpur Road, Dehradun in the pay scale of Rs. 6500-200-10500. The petitioner, therefore, has approached for joining in pursuance of the appointment letter dated 28.10.2005 issued by the Principal Government Girls Inter College Rajpur Road, Dehradun, respondent no. 5, but she was not given the joining on the basis of appointment letter issued in her favour. The petitioner has also pointed out that the letter dated 19th September, 2005, where it has been mentioned that Smt. Saroj Kimothi is working on the post of lecturer (sociology), whereas the petitioner is that since the petitioner has been appointed on the post of lecturer (psychology) and is not concerned with sociology, therefore, she may be accommodated on the said post in pursuance of the appointment letter dated 15.10.2005. The grievance of the petitioner is that due to the fact that she has not been given any joining in respect of appointment letter dated 15.10.2005, her seniority is suffering. The 3 respondent no. 2 is directed to consider the same while giving the joining to the petitioner. Both the parties have agreed that on the representation made by the petitioner in this regard, the suitable order shall be passed in compliance with the appointment letter dated 15.10.2005. The petitioner shall file a representation along with the certified copy of the order, the respondent no. 2 is directed to pass a suitable order for giving the petitioner joining in pursuance of the appointment letter dated 15.10.2005. Subject to the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (Rajesh Tandon, J.) Rathour