IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 734 OF 2004 (S/S) Mohammad Saleem ……………Petitioner. Versus Chief Development Officer, Almora and others. …………Respondents. Mr. S.S. Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. H.M. Raturi, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents no. 1 to 3. None appears for respondent no. 4. 21.7.2008 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. Heard Sri Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri H.M. Raturi, learned counsel for the respondents no. 1 to 3. None appears for respondent no. 4. 2. By means of present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to pay the honorarium to the petitioner from current month and further direct to pay the arrears of the petitioner due since 6-11-2003. The Petitioner has further prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to decide the representation of the petitioner. 3. Today, learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his prayer for disposal of the representation only in the light of Govt. Order No. G-1-243/10-2000 – 202/2000 (Annexure No. 5 to the writ petition). 4. Prayer is innocuous. Therefore, without going into the merit of controversy, respondents are directed to 2 decide the representation dated 6.11.2003 filed by the petitioner (contained as Annexure No. 2 in this writ petition) in the light of the Govt. Order No. G-1-243/10- 2000-202/2000 (Annexure No. 5 to this writ petition) as expeditiously as possible. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is dismissed of finally. No order as to costs. (P.C. Verma, J.) 21.7.2008 età{ÉâÜ