IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 177 OF 2011 (S/S) Mahboob Ahmad ….…….Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. …..Respondent. Present: Mr. V.D. Bisen, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard Mr. V.D. Bisen, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner is as an Assistant Teacher (Urdu) in Government Junior High School, Panghat, District Almora. He is aggrieved by the promotion list dated 1.4.2010 issued by the Addl. District Education Officer (Basic), Almora (Annexure 4 to the writ petition), which is for promotion to the next higher post of Principal in Government Junior High Schools. The name of the petitioner does not figure in the list. According to the petitioner, since the main criteria for promotion is seniority, the petitioner was liable to be promoted, because the list contains many candidates who are junior to the petitioner. The State is being represented by Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand, who states that this petition may be disposed of at this stage itself as the concerned Authority shall consider the representation, if such a representation is made. Learned counsel for the petitioner on the other hand states that he has already moved a representation, which is Annexure-5 to the writ petition. Be that as it may, the petitioner is at liberty to move a fresh representation before the Additional District Education Officer (Basic), Almora / respondent no. 2, 2 wherein he may raise his grievance. Such representation shall be considered and disposed of by the concerned Authority by passing a speaking order within six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him along with a copy of the representation. With the aforesaid directions, the instant writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 9.3.2011 Rathour