IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Interim Relief Application No.6179 of 2010 In Writ Petition No. 600 of 2010 (S/S) Kavita Mehra, W/o D.S. Mehra, R/o Mallrose Compound, Mallital, Nainital presently posted as Computer Operator/Accountant Kasturba Gandhi Awasiya Balika Vidyalaya Jainti, Alomora. ……Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and another. …….Respondents. Mr. R.K. Lall, Advocate and Mr. P.S. Uniyal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.C. Tiwari, Brief Holder for the respondents. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought following reliefs:- (I) Issue a writ, order in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to pay Rs. 5000/- per month as salary to the petitioner on the post of the computer operator/accountant. (II) Issue a writ, order in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to pay Rs. 5000/- instead of Rs. 4000/- per month w.e.f. 16-12-2008. (III) Issue any other writ, order or direction, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. (IV) Award cost of the petition to the petitioner. 2 During the course of argument, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the representation dated 12-07-2010 is pending before the respondent No.3 i.e. District Project Officer, Almora for disposal but no decision has been taken by the respondent No. 3 till today, direction be given to the respondent No.3 to decide the representation. Learned counsel for the respondents has submitted that if the order is passed to decide the representation, he has no objection. The prayer made by the petitioner is innocuous in nature. The respondent No.3 i.e. District Project Officer, Almora, is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 12-07- 2010, annexed as annexure No.6 to the writ petition, expeditiously preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order with a reasoned order. With the said direction, the writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Interim relief application stands disposed of accordingly. (B.S.Verma, J.) 29-07-2010 MK