COURT NO.2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.5349 (S/S) of 2001 (Old Case No.5815 of 1993) Smt. Sita Devi, W/o Sri Prem Singh Rana, R/o Kamaleshwar Mohalla Shri Nagar, District Garhwal ..............Petitioner Versus 1. Regional Inspectors of Girls School, Garhwal Region, Pauri. 2. Principal, Government Girls Inter College Bironkhal, District Pauri Garhwal. 3. Director of Education U.P. at Allahabad. ............Respondents Sri R.P. Nautiyal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri H.M. Raturi, learned standing counsel for the State. Dated: 03.03.2008 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to do the work as Sevika till regularly selected candidate comes and joins on the post and treat the petitioner in continuous service. 2. Initially the petitioner was appointed on ad hoc basis vide order dated 19.10.1991 issued by respondent no.1-Regional Inspector of Girls Schools, Garhwal Region, Pauri on the post of ‘Paricharika’ (Sevika) in Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Pokhari (Thalisain), Garhwal up till 06.12.1991 against the post, which fell vacant due to temporary promotion of one Dinesh Chandra Goviwal or till the coming back of Dinesh Chandra Goviwal. Thereafter, the petitioner worked till 26.01.1993 in different spells but she was not allowed to work further from 26.01.1993. 3. This writ petition has been filed in February 1993 in the Allahabad High Court before the appointed day or reorganization of the State. On 16.02.1993 the following interim order has been passed. “The standing counsel is allowed one month’s time for filing counter-affidavit. List it on 17th of March, 1993. In the meantime, if the post on which the petitioner was appointed as Savika exists and the petitioner’s work has been satisfactory, she may continue on the post and paid her salary till regular selection is made for the said post.” 4. Now, the petitioner is working and her salary is being paid. Since the petitioner has completed more than 15 years of service, therefore, she is entitled to be regularized under the Regularization Rules. Thus, the appointing authority concerned is directed to regularize the services of the petitioner in terms of the Regularization Rules. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (P.C. Verma, J.) 03.03.2008 RBS