IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WPSS No. 1498 of 2005 Uttaranchal Van Vikas Nigam Chaturth Shreni Karamchari Sangthan and another. …………..Petitioners. Versus Uttaranchal Forest Development Corporation & another. ……….Respondents. Mr. Ram Ji Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. V.K. Bisht, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Virendra Kaparwan, learned counsel for the respondents. 16th August, 2008 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. By means of present writ petition, petitioners have prayed for a writ of Mandamus commanding the respondent authorities to fill up 25% posts of Class-III employees by promoting Class IV employees of the Corporation as per the Government Order dated 2.9.2003 contained in Annexure No. 2 to the writ petition. 2. In the counter affidavit, it has come that the case of the petitioners are being considered for promotion to the Class III posts. In paragraph 13 of the counter affidavit, it has been stated that the Service Rules of the Corporation have been framed and have been sent to the State Government on 13.6.2005 for approval and the approval of the State Government. 3. In view of the aforesaid statement made in the counter affidavit, writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. (P.C. Verma, J.) 16.9.2008 Rathour 2 3 r contained in Annexures No. 7 to the writ petition for the petitioner as well as for respondent no. 3. Mr. H.M. Raturi, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent no. 1 to 4 is present. Petitioner is a public servant and he has a remedy before the State Public Service Tribunal. Therefore, the petitioner is relegated to avail the alternative remedy before the State Public Service Tribunal. 4 On the ground of alternative remedy, writ petition is dismissed in view of Bhuvan Chandra Pandey and others Vs. State of Uttaranchal and others reported in 2006 (2) U.D. 439. (P.C. Verma, J.) 16.9.2008 Rathour