IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/B) No. 295 of 2009 Lalit Mohan Goyal ……… Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand & others ………. Respondents Mr. M.C. Pant, Advocate for the petitioner Sri K.P. Upadhyay, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for the State/respondents Date of Judgment: 26.10.2010 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Barin Ghosh, C.J. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. BARIN GHOSH, C.J. (ORAL) According to the writ petitioner, he has not been accorded the second personal promotion pay scale from the date from which he was entitled to the same. It is his contention that despite request made by him for the Secretary of the Department to decide his claim, the same is being decided repeatedly by the self-same Executive Engineer. In that background, we think, it would be appropriate to dispose of the writ petition by permitting the petitioner to make a representation in writing to the Secretary of the Department concerned. In the event, such a representation is made, let the same be decided in accordance with law as quickly as possible, but not later than four months from the date of receipt of the representation. It shall be open to the Secretary, if he so thinks fit, to give a personal hearing to the petitioner before he concludes the matter. 2. There is one more grievance of the petitioner that his date of increment has been unjustly shifted. Let such grievance be also considered and decided by the Secretary concerned in terms of the directions as above. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) (Barin Ghosh, C.J.) 26.10.2010 26.10.2010 Aswal