THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/S) No. 726 of 2009 Devendra Singh Pawar and another. … Petitioners. Vs. State of Uttarakhand and others. …Respondents. Mr. K.N.Joshi, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Subhash Upadhyay, Brief Holder, learned counsel for the respondents. Date August 25, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. Learned counsel for the petitioners files rejoinder affidavit. The same is taken on record, but no counter affidavit was filed in this petition on behalf of the respondents-State. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have sought a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the benefits to the petitioners on the post of Shiksha Mitra in view of the Government Orders dated 28-6-2006 and 15-12-2006. The petitioners have also sought a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the salary/honorarium to the petitioners on the post of Shiksha Mitra in view of the said Government Order dated 28-6-2006 from the date when the Education Guarantee Centres concerned were upgraded as Primary Schools. The petitioners claim to have been selected as Shiksha Acharya by the Village Education Committee concerned and they obtained training in the District Education and Training Institute Tehri Garhwal. They also claim to be fully eligible for 2 absorption/adjustment as Shiksha Mitra in Primary School as provided by the Government Orders referred to above. The grievance of the petitioners is that they had worked as Shiksha Acharya in their respective institution since their initial appointment till the E.G.S. Centres were upgraded. Petitioners claim that they would be deemed to have been automatically absorbed on the post of Shiksha Mitra by virtue of G.O. dated 28-6-2006. The petitioners have annexed letter dated 25-9-2007 sent by the District Project Officer/Additional District Education Officer (Basic) to the Village Education Committee (Annexure-3 to the petition) whereby the village education committee was directed to get the formalities completed for adjustment of working Shiksha Acharya on the post of Shiksha Mitra on contract basis. A perusal of the record also shows that the petitioner had taken over charge as Shiksha Mitra. From a perusal of the record, it appears that the petitioners are working on the sanctioned post of Shiksha Mitra in the Primary Schools concerned but they are not being paid the honorarium as admissible to Shiksha Mitra. Accordingly, it is directed that that till a regular teacher is appointed by the respondents, the petitioners be permitted to work on the post of Shiksha Mitra in the concerned Primary Schools and the petitioners be paid the honorarium admissible to Shiksha Mitra, as per Government Orders issued from time to time. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S.Verma,J.) RCP