IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. (S/S) 247 of 2011 Soban Singh Gusain and another ..Petitioners. Versus State of Uttarakhand and another …Respondents. Present : Mr. Rajendra Dobhal, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Manoj Sah, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard Mr. Rajendra Dobhal, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Manoj Sah, Advocate for the petitioners and Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. The case of the petitioners is that they have been working from time to time as a peon in the office of “Zila Saksharta Samiti,” Pauri Garhwal. At present they are working on a consolidated salary of Rs.2000/- per month. The sole contention of the leaned counsel for the petitioners is that many similarly situated persons have been absorbed on the regular basis. The petitioners, therefore, pray that a direction be issued to the respondents to consider the absorption of the petitioners as well. Based on the averments made in the writ petition no such relief can be granted by this Court to the petitioners in view of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Apex Court in State of Karnataka & others V. Uma devi (2006) 4 SCC 1, and particularly when it has not been alleged that the Government has come up with any such scheme for absorption. All the same, liberty is given to the petitioners to make representation 2 to the respondents for absorption, in case the State Government has any scheme for such absorption. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 23.3.2011 Kuldeep