IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 7118 of 2008. Decided on: October 27, 2010. Manchali Devi …..Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & ors. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioner: Mr. Tek Chand Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G, for respondents No. 1 & 2. Mr. G.R.Palsra, Advocate, for respondent No.4. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The Writ Petition is filed with the following prayers: “I) That the appointment (if any) of Shri Tanuj Sharma, Respdt. No. 4 as Panchayat Sahayak in G.P. Marathu may kindly be quashed & set-aside. II) That the respondents may kindly be directed to consider the merit of applicant and issue offer of appointment as Panchayat Sahayak in her favour forthwith.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he had represented the grievances before the Deputy Commissioner and hence the Deputy Commissioner may be directed to decide the matter. Learned counsel appearing for the 4th respondent and learned Addl. Advocate General submits that there is a provision for statutory appeal before the SDO ( C ). In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of as follows: In the event of the petitioner filing an appeal before the SDO ( C ) concerned, within a period of six weeks from today, the same shall be treated to have been filed in time and thereafter, the matter shall be considered, with notice to the petitioner and the 3rd respondent and disposed of within another two months. 2 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. October 27, 2010. ( Justice Kuldip Singh ), (karan/vs) Judge.