WPSS No. 737 of 2008 Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard Sri Ramji Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner. By means for the writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 09.11.2005, passed by District Development Officer Dehradun. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner appeared in an examination for the post of Stenographer in the year 1997. It appears that the result of his examination was held up, and he filed a writ petition before Allahabad High Court (Writ Petition No. 8853 of 1998), which was decided on 05.04.1999, whereby the respondent no. 1 was directed to consider the candidature of the petitioner who had already appeared in the examination and declare his result. Consequently the petitioner got the appointment as Stenographer. In the representation dated Nil September 2005, made by the petitioner, payment of salary of two years and three months was sought to be paid w.e.f. 23.04.1997 till the date when he was permitted to join his duties. There is no law which permits the petitioner payment of salary for the period of which he has not worked and that too the period before his first appointment. I see no reason to interfere with the impugned order dated 09.11.2005 passed by District Development Officer, Dehradun. The writ petition is devoid of merits. The same is dismissed summarily. (Stay Application No. 4541 of 2008 also stands dismissed). (P.C.P.,J.) 23.07.2008 NS