HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 383 of 2006 (SS) 1. Khushal Singh Negi, Trekking Guide Mountaineering Division, GMVN, Muni-ki-Reti, District Tehri Garhwal 2. Virendra Singh Gusain, Trekking Guide, Mountaineering Division, GMVN, Muni-ki-Reti, District Tehri Garhwal 3. Depak Rawat Trekking Guide, Mountaineering Division, GMVN Karanprayag, District Chamoli …………. Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal 2. Managing Director, Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd; 74/1, Rajpur Road, Dehradun 3. General manager, Tourism, 74/1 Rajpur Road, Dehradun ………… Respondents Sri B.S. Negi, Advocate for the petitioner. Standing Counsel for respondent no. 1 and Sri U.K. Uniyal, Sr. Advocate for respondents no. 2 and 3. Dated: 9.6.2006 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 give designation/ pay scale to the petitioner in which they were initially appointed. Briefly stated according to the petitioner they were appointed on 2.5.1992 on the posts of Trekking Guide in the respondent department. Their services were regularised after they appeared in an examination on 26.11.1996 held by the respondents. The grievance of the petitioners is that their services were regularised on the posts of Receptionist/Prabhari Grade III instead on the post of Trekking Guide. The petitioners have submitted that they made a representation to the respondent on 10.2.2006 but the same has not been disposed of as yet. In view of the above, the respondents are directed to dispose of the representation of the petitioner within three months after the receipt of the certified copy of this order. Subject to the observation as above, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Dated: 22.3.2006 Rajesh Tandon, J. *Dhyani