IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 81 of 2010 (PIL) Ashok Kumar ….…… Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others ………. Respondents Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, Addl. Advocate General (Govt. of Uttarakhand) for respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Date of Judgment: 25.02.2011 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Barin Ghosh, C.J. Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. BARIN GHOSH, C.J. (ORAL) Service of this writ petition has been effected upon all the respondents. 2. In the writ petition, it has been stated that respondent No. 5, who is an employee of Jal Sansthan, Dehradun, and respondent No. 6, who is an employee of Allahabad Bank, are husband and wife and they, while serving their respective employers, are indulging in business. Petitioner has brought on record a document said to be of respondent No. 5, where she has purportedly contended that she has not effected any sale or purchase and, accordingly, has not indulged in any business. 3. Be that as it may, the allegations against respondent Nos. 5 and 6 are now within the knowledge of their respective employers, in as much as copies of this writ petition have been served upon them, who are parties to the present writ petition. 4. We think that public interest in the matter has thus subserved. It shall be open to the respective employers to take such legal course of action as they may be advised. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. (V.K. Bist, J.) (Barin Ghosh, C.J.) 25.02.2011 25.02.2011 Amit