IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 2617 of 2011 Rakesh Payaal ….Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and another …Respondents Present : Mr. G.C. Lakhchaura, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) 1. Heard Mr. G.C. Lakhchaura, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. H.M. Raturi, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 2. The petitioner was a candidate for election to the post of member of Uttarakhand Pharmacy Council. Elections to this body are conducted under the Pharmacy Act, 1948. Section 24 of the said Act provides that in case a dispute is arises regarding any such election, the same shall be referred to the State Government. 3. Since the petitioner was not elected in the election for member of Uttarakhand Pharmacy Council, he raised a dispute which was referred to the State Government under Section 24 of the said Act. All the same, nothing has happened in the matter and the matter is pending with the Secretary, Health, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun. 4. Be that as it may, the present writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the Secretary, Health, Government of Uttarakhand to dispose of the pending reference. In case there is such pending reference with him under Section 24 of the Act, the same shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible, but definitely within a period of six weeks from today. 5. With the above directions, writ petition is disposed of. 6. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 14.12.2011 Avneet