HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition no. 389 of 2002 (SB) 1. Shyam Prasad Kotnala s/0 Sri Govind Ram Kotnala, Govt. Inter College Khari Khal, Pauri Garhwal 2. Kalam Singh Bisht s/0 Sri Bachan Singh Bisth, Lecturer Hindi, Gov. Inter College Kaljikhal, District Pauri Garhwal 3. Sohan Singh Negi s/0 Sri Prem Singh Negi, Lecturer Economics, G.I.C. Kaljikhal, Pauri Garhwal. 4. Ramesh Chandra Ghildiyal s/o Sri Govind Ram Ghildiyal, Lecturer English G.I.C. Kyan, Pauri Garhwal 5. Darshan Singh Rawat s/o Sri Darvan Singh Rawat, Lecturer G.I.C. Mal Devala, Dehradun 6. Yudh Veer Singh Barthwal s/o Sri Raghuvir Barthwal, Lecturer G.I.C. Maikoti Chamoli 7. Nathee Singh Negi s/o Sri Ram Singh Negi Lecturer Geography G.I.C. Maldevta, Dehradun 8. Vikram Singh Gusain s/o Sri Magan Singh Gusain, Lecturer Civics, G.I.. Jhanau, Dehradun. ………. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal through Secretary of Madhyamik Education, Dehradun. 2. Director of Education, Uttaranchal, Dehradun ………. Respondents Sri S.S. Yadav, Advocate for the petitioners. Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: 1.3.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard the learned counsel for the parties at length. By the present writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant 2 benefit of seniority to the temporary/ adhoc teachers, who are continuously teaching in the Government Colleges eligible for promotion. Briefly stated according to the petitioners they were appointed as Lecturer on adhoc basis in various Government Inter Colleges. On 14.5.1979 the Government framed rules known as U.P. Regularisation of Temporary/ adhoc Appointments. In view of said regularisation rules all the temporary/ adhoc teachers working before 1.1.1977 in the Government colleges were regularised. The petitioners are working regularly since their initial appointments against substantive vacancies. After its creation the State of Uttaranchal issued a provisional seniority list in which the seniority of the petitioners have been determined from the date of their posting, however, the seniority of the petitioners ought to have been determined from the date of their initial appointment. The petitioners have filed objections against the provisional seniority list copy of which has been filed as annexure-4 to the writ petition. the short submission of the counsel for the petitioners is that as the objections of the petitioners against the provisional seniority list is pending the respondents cannot issue the final seniority list without disposing of their objections. In view of above, the respondents are directed to decide the objections filed by the petitioners within two months by a reasoned order after obtaining the certified copy of this order. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Dated: 1.3.2006 Rajesh Tandon, J. *Dhyani