IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 690 OF 2004 (S/S) Jeewanand Sharma and others. …….Petitioners. Versus State of Uttaranchal & others. ……..Respondents. Mr. R. Dobhal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. H.M. Raturi, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 29th July, 2008 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. By means of present writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the selection grade to the petitioners in pay scale of Rs. 1450-2190 as Assistant Teacher (C.T. Grade) after completing their 10 years service, taking into consideration the teaching experience of the petitioners in their respective institutions prior to the date of provincialization. A relief of mandamus has further been sought commanding the respondents to allow the merger of the petitioners in L.T., Grade in Pay- scale of 1400-2300 after completing their five years in Assistant Teacher (C.T. Grade) taking into consideration the teaching experience of the petitioners in their respective institutions prior to the date of provincialisation. 2. Counsel for the petitioners has confined his prayed for making of a fresh representation before the authority concerned stating therein his grievances regarding selection grade. 3. Prayer appears innocuous. 4. Petitioners are permitted to file a fresh representation before the competent authority. If such a representation is filed, the same shall be decided by the competent Authority within a period of one month from the date of its filing considering as to whether the petitioners are entitled for the payment of selection grade counting his period of service from the date on which the petitioners were given the L.T. Grade according to the G.O. date 3rd June, 2005 (Annexure No. 1 to the Rejoinder Affidavit). 5. With the aforesaid directions, writ petition is disposed of finally. No order as to costs. (P.C. Verma, J.) 29.7.2008 Rathour