IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 767 (SS) of 2006 Smt. Sulochana Joshi, W/o Sri Ramesh Chandra Joshi, R/o Village – Melkhet, Gram Panchayat – Melkhet, Block – Dewal, District– Chamoli. ………….Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through its Secretary, Education, (Basic), Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun. 2. Director of Education, Uttarakhand, Dehradun. 3. Additional District Education Officer (Basic), District‐ Chamoli. 4. Block Education Officer, Dewal, District – Chamoli. ..………..Respondents AND Writ Petition No. 1188 (MS) of 2005 Smt. Janki Joshi, W/o Sri Dilmani Joshi, R/o Village – Milkhet, Block – Deval, District – Chamoli. ………….Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through its Secretary, Education, Dehradun. 2. District Education Officer, Chamoli. 3. Block Education Officer, Block – Deval, District – Chamoli. …………. Respondents Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J Heard Sri B.S. Negi and Sri Pankaj Purohit, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Paresh Tripathi, learned counsel for State of Uttarakhand on behalf of respondents. In both the writ petitions, petitioners have applied for the post of Shiksha Mitra, in pursuance to the advertisement dated 17.08.2005, in Primary School, Melkhet, Gam Panchayat – Melkhet, Block – Dewal, District – Chamoli and are claiming for appointment. Learned counsel for the petitioners have submitted that both the petitioners are permanent resident of Gram Panchayat – Melkhet, Block – Dewal, District – Chamoli. Petitioner in W.P. No. 767 (S/S) of 2006 has submitted that she is M.A. and is having teaching experience. Petitioner has further submitted that according to the merit list her name is at Serial no. 1, however, she has not been given appointment on the said post. Petitioner in W.P. No. 1188 (M/S) of 2005 has submitted that she is Graduate and is having degree of Shiksha Visharad from Hindi Sahitiya Sammellan, Allahabad and further she is having teaching experience, as she has worked on the post of Education Instructor. In view of the above, Additional District Education Officer (Basic), Chamoli, is directed to take decision on the question of providing appointment on the post of Shiksha Mitra, on the basis of applications received from Gram Shiksha Samiti and keeping in view of qualifications of the incumbents, relevant Government Orders issued by Government till date and strictly in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With this direction, both the writ petitions and all the pending applications are disposed of. No order as to costs. (M.M. Ghildiyal, J) August 2, 2007 SKS