IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1067 (SS) of 2011 Pushkar Singh and another …Petitioners Versus State of Uttarakhand and others …Respondents Mr. S.S. Chaudhary, learned counsel present for the petitioners. Mr. Anil Bisht, learned Brief Holder present for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard Mr. S.S. Chaudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Anil Bisht, learned Brief Holder present for the State of Uttarakhand. The petitioners were appointed as “Shiksha Acharya” in the Education Guarantee Centre. These Education Guarantee Centre had been run under a scheme formed by the Central Government. This scheme was stopped after a period and many Education Guarantee Centres were closed. However, under the Government order dated 19.11.2010 passed by the Government of Uttarakhand such “Shiksha Acharya” to be absorbed as “Shiksha Mitra”. Subsequently, another Government Order was passed on 18.07.2011, which prescribes certain conditions for absorption of such “Shiksha Acharya” as “Shiksah Mitra”. In view of the above, the writ petition is being disposed of with the direction to the Director of Education, School Education, Dehradun (respondent no. 2) to consider the case of the petitioners and in case the petitioners are found eligible under the aforesaid Government Orders, they shall be absorbed as “Shiksha Mitra” as expeditiously as possible without any further delay. The petitioners would be at liberty to place before respondent no. 2 any other relevant law on the subject which they wish. No order as to costs. Certified copy of this order be issued today itself on payment of usual charges. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) Dated: 14.10.2011 VKG