IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No. 137 of 2007 1. State of Uttarakhand, through Secretary, Estate Department, Dehradun. 2. Senior Management Officer, Estate Guest House, Nainital. ........... Appellants Versus 1. Mahesh Ram S/o Hari Ram. 2. Sri Virendra S/o Gulab Ram. 3. Sri Virendra S/o Late Puran Lal. 4. Sri Sanjeev S/o Charan Singh. All are Class IVth Employees in Guest House, Nainital Club, Nainital. .......... Respondents Mr. B.K. Gupta, Addl. Advocate General for the appellants. Mr. U.K. Uniyal, Senior Counsel with Mr. Shobhit Saharia, Advocate for the respondents. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. V.K. GUPTA, C. J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the parties submit that this appeal be disposed of as settled based on the following agreed order: 2. The impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge is set aside. The writ petition shall be disposed of very very expeditiously. 3. The appellants herein, respondents in the writ petition, shall file counter affidavit in the writ petition latest by 29th February, 2008. The rejoinder affidavit, if any thereto, may be filed by the writ petitioners latest by 7th March, 2008. Right of the defaulting party shall be closed without reference to the Bench. Time for filing the pleadings shall not be extended and the writ petition shall be heard in the absence of the counter affidavit or the rejoinder affidavit, as the case may be. 4. The writ petition shall be listed for hearing before the appropriate Bench in the week commencing 10th March, 2008 high up in the list. 5. The appeal stands disposed of. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) (V.K. Gupta, C. J.) 14.02.2008 14.02.2008 G