WPSS No. 758 of 2007 Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Sri D.S. Mehta, Advocate, holding brief of Sri M.C. Pant, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Sri N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel, present for the respondents. Heard learned counsel for the parties. By means of this writ petition the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 24.02.2007, passed by Executive Engineer, Dehradun, whereby respondent no. 5 Vinod Kumar Sharma has been directed to look after the work of Administrative Officer (II). The petitioner has further sought mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to work on the said post of Administrative Officer (II). Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner is going to retire in the month of July 2008. He further states that representation dated 22.06.2007 (copy of which is Annexure 7 to the writ petition), addressed to the Chief Engineer / Head of the Department (Irrigation Department, Uttarakhand, Dehradun) is still pending for decision by the authorities concerned. Learned counsel for the parties agreed that this writ petition may be disposed of directing the respondent no. 2 to decide the said representation. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after going through the annexures on record, in the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent no. 2 to decide the aforesaid representation of the petitioner before 31st July 2008. (P.C.P.,J.) 05.06.2008 NS