HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition no. 396 of 2006 (SS) 1. Rinku Narayan s/o Sri Mahesh Narayan Village and Post Nausar Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar 2. Santosh Kumar Budhani s/o Sri Kailash Chandra Village Unchakot, Tehsil Kosiya Kotuli, District Nainital 3. Rahul Sati s/o Sri Anand Ballahbh Sati IIIrd /755 B Jha Colony Pant Nagar, District Udham Singh Nagar 4. Sunil Kumar s/o Sri S.P. Singh Village Nagla Koyel, Post Gurukul Narsan Haridwar, District Haridwar 5. Chetna Gangwar d/o Sri B.S. Gangwar B-10 Aadarsh Colony Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar ……….. Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal 2. Director of Animal Husbandry, Uttaranchal 3. Chairman Public Service commission, Ayog Bhawan, Gurukul Kangari, Kankhal, District Haridwar ………. Respondents Sri M.S. Pal, Sr. Advocate for the petitioners. Sri B.D. Kandpal, Advocate for respondents no. 3 and Standing Counsel for respondents no. 1 and 2. Dated: 23.3.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri M.S. Pal, Sr. Advocate assisted by Sri V.S. Pal, Advocate counsel for the petitioners and Sri B.D. Kandpal and Standing Counsel for the respondents. By the present writ petition the petitioners have prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the candidatures of the petitioners for the post of Veterinary Medical Officer. Briefly stated the petitioners have completed their 4 1/2 years Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry in the month of December 2005 and at present are undergoing compulsory rotating Internship Training for six months and Degree will be awarded to the petitioners after completion of Internship training. The petitioners have been issued the termporary registration certificate for the B.V. & A. H. degree by the Registrar Uttaranchal Pashu Chikitsha Parishad, Dehradun on 30.12.2005. On 25th January 2006 an advertisement was published in the new paper Amar Ujala for appointment of 140 posts of Veterinary Doctor through Public Service Commission, Uttaranchal. The last date of submission of application to respondent no. 3 is 27th March 2006. According to the petitioners they would be able to fulfill all terms and conditions given in the advertisement in the month of June/July 2006. The petitioners have submitted that they have preferred various representations for permitting them to submit the applications formsand to appear in the interview for the posts of Veterinary doctors. Again on 6th March 2006 the petitioners have submitted a joint representation to the Additional Secretary Animal Husbandry, Government of Uttaranchal requesting him that the petitioners who are undergoing internship course may be permitted to submit their applications for appearing in the interview. In view of the above, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Government of Uttaranchal is directed to decide the representation of the petitioners dated 6th March 2006, within a week after obtaining the certified copy of this order. In the mean time petitioners may submit their applications before respondent 3, Public Service Commission, which shall be subject to the final disposal of the representation by the respondent no. 1. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Dated: 23.3.2006 Rajesh Tandon, J. *Dhyani