WPSS 1239 of 2004 Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J. Heard Sri Pradeep Joshi, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Amar Nath Sharma, learned counsel for the respondents. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs. 1. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to regularize the services of the petitioners on the post held by them from the date of the initial engagement with all consequential benefits forthwith. 2. issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to direct the respondents to pay to the petitioners their salary in the regular scale of pay as admissible to a person working on regular basis together with all other consequential benefits regularly every month. 3. issue a suitable writ, order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. 4. Award the cost of the petition in favour of the petitioners. The reliefs sought by the petitioner in this writ petition cannot be granted in view of the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of State of Karnataka Vs. Uma Devi & Ors., 2006 (4) 1 SCC. The writ petition lacks merit and is dismissed. (M.M.G., J.) 23.04.2007 VKS