IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WPSS No. 1492 of 2007 Dinesh Singh & Ors. …..Petitioners. Versus State of Uttaranchal and others. …………Respondents. Mr. M.C. Kandpal, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. S.S. Chaudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. H.M. Raturi, learned Standing Counsel for the State / respondent no.1. Mr. Subhash Upadhyay, learned counsel for the respondent no. 2 and 3. 16th September, 2008 Hon’ble P.C.Verma, J. By means of present writ petition, petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent authorities to appoint the petitioners on the post of peon/parichar in the department on the basis of advertisement dated 21.5.2005 and no other persons then the persons applied on the basis of advertisement may be allowed for interview and given the appointment. 2. In paragraph no. 11 of the counter affidavit, it has been stated that the agreement between the illegal union of the employees and the Colleges authorities on 07.07.2007 was not on any pressure from the District authorities. It was never decided that the ad hoc employees may be regularised in the 2 Department ignoring the advertisement. Hence the allegations made by the petitioners are baseless and are denied. 3. In view of the aforesaid statement made in paragraph no. 11 of the counter affidavit, the grievance of the petitioner has already been redressed and the writ petition has rendered infructuous. 4. Accordingly writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. (P.C. Verma, J.) 16.9.2008 Rathour