IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 138 of 2005 (S/B) Dr. Puneet Chandra, Medical Officer-in-Charge, Primary Health Centre, Additional Primary Health Centre, Dudhli, Dehradun & 28 others. ……….. Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal Through Principal Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare, Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 2. Director General, Medical Health and Family Welfare, Uttaranchal, Dehradun. ……….. Respondents Mr. V.K. Bisht, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Sudhir Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. B.D. Kandpal, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttaranchal. Coram: Hon. Cyriac Joseph, C.J. Hon. B.C. Kandpal, J. ORAL JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble the Chief Justice) 1. Mr. V.K. Bisht, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that, for the time being, the petitioners well be satisfied if a direction is given to the first respondent to consider Annexure SA1 representation dated 17.03.2005 submitted by Dr. Pramod Joshi, Chairman, Medical Officer (Community Health) Association (petitioner No. 8) within a period to be fixed by the Court. Learned counsel further submits that the other prayers in the writ petition are not pressed for the time being. 2. Since the petitioners have raise their grievance before the first respondent and since the first respondent has not taken a final decision in the matter, we consider it proper and just to direct the first respondent to dispose of the above-mentioned representation dated 17.03.2005 without any further delay. Mr. B.D. Kandpal, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttaranchal has no objection in giving such a direction to the first respondent. 3. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider Annexure SA1 representation dated 17.03.2005 submitted by the 8th petitioner and to take a final decision in the matter and to communicate the decision to the 8th petitioner as early as possible and at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of a copy of this judgment. 4. The petitioners may produce a copy of this judgment before the first respondent for information and compliance. (B.C. Kandpal, J.) (Cyriac Joseph, C.J.) 25.07.2005 25.07.2005 G