HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.196 of 2008 (S/B) Gauri Shankar Pandey. ...Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand & another. ...Respondents Mr. Subhash Uppadhyay, Advocate present for the petitioner, Mr. H.M. Raturi, Standing Counsel present for the State/respondents. Dated September 22, 2009 Coram: Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Prafulla C. Pant, J. (Oral) Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 to create a post of Programmer or in alternative to upgrade the post of Programmer to the post of Deputy Director. 3. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was working as Programmer in the establishment under the State of Uttar Pradesh. He was allocated State of Uttarakhand by the Govt. of India under the U.P. Reorganization Act, 2000. Grievance of the petitioner was that there was no post of Programmer in the State of Uttarakhand. Hence the petition. 4. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondents it is stated that the post of Programmer has been created and the promotional pay-scale has already 2 been granted to the petitioner. As to the grant of promotion to the post of Deputy Director, it is stated in the counter affidavit that the same is under consideration. 5. In the above circumstances, the grievance of the petitioner has already been redressed by the respondents, as such, this writ petition has rendered infructuous. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed being infructuous. 7. (CLMA No. 5271/08 Interim Relief Application also stands disposed of). (V.K. Bist, J.) (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 22.09.2009 NCM: