IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 984 of 2006 Bhagwat Singh S/o Daulat Singh Head Keet Palak, posted at Jyanti, District Almora. ……………Petitioner. Versus (1) Director, Sericulture Department, Uttaranchal, Prem Nagar, Dehradun. (2) Deputy Director Sericulture Department Haldwani, Nainital. (3) Assistant Director, Sericulture Department Almora, District Almora. ………….Respondents. Sri Gopal Narain, Advocate for the Petitioner. Sri N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Sri Gopal Narain, Advocate, Present for the petitioner. Sri N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel, present for the State-respondents. Heard. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 21.03.2006, passed by respondent no. 1, relating to promotion to the post of Demonstrator in the Sericulture Department. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that earlier the number of vacancies in the category of Demonstrator were 50 only, and the petitioner could not be promoted and his representation is rejected by the authority concerned on the ground that the vacancy was not available for the general category, for promotion. Learned counsel for the petitioner further drew attention of this Court to Annexure RA-1 to the rejoinder affidavit, which is copy of Government Order No. 1506/XVI/06/1(63)/57/2001, dated 11th December 2006, whereby restructuring of the Sericulture Development Department has taken place and now there are 71 posts of Demonstrators instead of 50. In para 9 of the supplementary counter affidavit filed by respondents, it is admitted that the posts of Demonstrators have been increased from 50 to 70. In said para of the supplementary counter affidavit, it is further stated that whenever in the near future DPC is held, petitioner’s case for promotion shall be considered in accordance with rules. In view of this new development, learned counsel for the parties agree that this writ petition may be summarily disposed of with the observation that the respondents are ready to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion in view of the increased posts of Demonstrators. Accordingly, the writ petition is summarily disposed of with the observation that the respondents are ready to consider the case of the petitioner on the post of Demonstrator in view of the increased posts. (Stay Application No. 8983 of 2006 also stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 17.07.2008 NS