IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 303 (SS) OF 2006 Deshbandhu Singh, S/o Shri Gabar Singh, R/o Village Langal, Patti Sawali, Tehsil Thalisen, District Pauri Garhwal. ………Petitioner. Versus 1. Addl. District Education Officer (Basic), Pauri Garhwal. 2. Block Education Officer, Block Birokhal, District Pauri Garhwal. 3. Head Master (Pradhanadhyapika), Primary School Langal, Vikas Khand Birokhal, District Pauri Garhwal. 4. President (Adhyaksha), Gram Shiksha Samiti, Village Langal, Vikas Khand Birokhal, District Pauri Garhwal. …………….Respondents. Sri R.S. Bisht, Advocate for the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents no. 1 to 3. Dated: 07.03.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. By the present writ petition the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no. 3 to give the charge of Shiksha Mitra to the petitioner in compliance of the order passed by respondent no. 2 dated 24.02.2006. The petitioner has confined his prayer for the disposal of his representation-dated 27.02.2006 for the post of Shiksha Mitra. According to the case of the petitioner, an advertisement was published on 28.11.2005 by the Addl. District Education Officer (Basic)/Serva Shiksha Abhiyan Prakostha, Pauri Garhwal for the engagement of Shiksha Mitra, the petitioner being unemployed youth of Village Langal and having requisite qualification for being appointed as Shiksha Mitra, applied for the same in Primary 2 School of Langal on 06.12.2005. On 20.01.2006, one Smt. Renu Negi was appointed as Shiksha Mitra by the respondent no. 2 in Primary School Langal. The Deputy Block Education Officer/Assistant Basic Education Officer Vikas Khand Birokhal, District Pauri Garhwal made an inquiry in the matter and found that Smt. Renu Negi has failed to take charge of Shiksha Mitra and on the said report appointment of Smt. Renu Negi was cancelled and in her place the petitioner was given appointment by the respondent no. 2 vide his order no. 05 dated 24.02.2006. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the order dated 24.02.2006, he is not being permitted to join. Petitioner has already filed a representation on 27.02.2006, but the grievance is that the same has not yet been disposed of. In view of the above, the respondent no. 2/Addl. Block Education Officer is directed to pass appropriate order on the representation of the petitioner so far as the joining of the petitioner is concerned in pursuance of the order dated 24.02.2006 within a period of two weeks from the date of presentation of the certified copy of the order. Consequently, writ petition is disposed of. No. order as to costs. (Rajesh Tandon, J.) 07.03.2006 Rathour