IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1074 OF 2009 (SS) Harish Singh Gailakoti ………..Petitioner. Versus The Vice Chancellor, Kumaon University, Nainital and others. ……..Respondents. Mr. A.D. Tripathi & Mr. H.C.Lohani, Advocates for petitioner. Mr. B.D. Upadhyay, Advocate for respondents. 5th November, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Heard Mr. A.D. Tripathi & Mr. H.C. Lohani, Advocates for petitioner and Mr. B.D. Upadhyay, Advocate for respondents. The petitioner has filed this writ petition praying that he may be given appointment by the Kumaon University under Dying in Harness provisions, which are in force in the University. According to the petitioner, his father died in the year, 1988 and at that time, he was minor and hence, such an application for appointment on compassionate ground could not be filed and as soon as he attained the majority in the year, 2003-04, he filed an application for appointment on compassionate ground. However, the main question before this Court at this stage is about the delay in filing of the writ petition. Apart from this, the fact that it is twenty years since the father of the petitioner had died and whether the hardship still continues is also a question, which has also to be seen. This court is not inclined to interfere in the present 2 matter. However, the counsel for the petitioner has stated that he has filed a representation before the Vice Chancellor, Kumaon University, which is filed as Annexure 5 to the present writ petition, the same may be decided. This prayer seems to be innocuous. In case such a representation filed by the petitioner is pending before the Authorities of the University, the same shall be decided expeditiously. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 5.11.2009 Rathour