IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/B) No. 76 of 2010 Smt. Kiran Joshi ……… Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others .……. Respondents. Mr. K.K. Tiwari, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Advocate for the respondents. Date of decision: 04-05-2010 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble J.S. Khehar, C.J. Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. J.S. KHEHAR, C. J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioner states, that the petitioner was inducted into the service of the respondents as Lecturer in History by an order dated 17.02.1983. He further states, that the petitioner joined her duties as such on 23.02.1983. After having rendered a number of years of service as Lecturer in History, the respondents vide an order dated 16.08.2003 regularized the petitioner against the post of Lecturer in History. It is submitted, that even after the regularization of the petitioner in service, the petitioner’s name has not been depicted in the seniority list. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner, that the petitioner addressed a representation dated 29.08.2009, requiring the respondents to assign a suitable place to the petitioner in the seniority list, but no decision has been rendered thereon till date. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner states, that the petitioner will be satisfied if the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 1, that is the Secretary, Higher Education, Uttarakhand, requiring him to take a final decision on the representation made by the petitioner on 29.08.2009. 2 3. Learned counsel for the respondents states, that he has no objection to the disposal of the instant writ petition in terms of the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. In view of the above, without going into the merits of the claim raised by the petitioner, the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 1 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 29.08.2009 (Annexure 5 with the instant writ petition) and to dispose of the same by passing a well reasoned speaking order within one month form the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 5. Disposed of in the foresaid terms. Order Dasti on payment of usual charges. (V.K. Bist, J.) (J.S. Khehar, C. J.) 04.05.2010 04.05.2010 Amit