COURT NO.2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/S) 4928/2001 Bhagwati Prasad Nainwal & Another …….Petitioner Versus State of Uttaranchal & Others ……Respondents Sri Pankaj Purihit, learned Counsel for the petitioners. Sri H.M. Raturi, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 8th April, 2008 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to consider the case of petitioners for promotion to the post of Pariyojana Arthashashtri w.e.f. 23.7.2001. 2. Petitioners were initially appointed as Junior Accounts Clerk in the District Rural Development Agency, Chamoli, who were promoted to the post of Assistant Statistical Officer by the District Magistrate, Chamoli. Thereafter, seven Assistant Statistical Officers were promoted to the post of Pariyojana Arthashashtri but the petitioners were not promoted. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners contended that juniors to the petitioners have been promoted to the post of Pariyojana Arthashashtri ignoring the case of the petitioners. In view of this averment, the writ petition is disposed of finally with the direction that in case any similarly situated junior to the petitioners has been promoted, the case of the petitioners shall also be considered within a period of one month from the date of production of certified copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. (P.C. Verma, J.) Prabodh