HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1650 of 2005 (SS) Nain Singh s/o Sri Man Singh Govt. Handicapped Training Cum Production Centre Judge Farm, Haldwani (Nainital) ………. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal 2. Director Social Selfare, Durga Bhawan, Haldwani, District Nainital 3. Superintendent, Government Handicapped Training Cum Production Centre, Haldwani …….Respondents Sri T.A. Khan, Advocate for the petitioner. Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated : 3.3.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard the learned counsel for the parties at length. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioner as a class IV employee. Briefly stated according to the petitioner he is physically handicapped person and is lame. He is also suffering from deafness. The petitioner has been working in the respondent department under the control of respondents no. 3 since 1992. The petitioner has submitted that on 22.7.2005 an advertisement was published by the respondents for recruitment of Class IV employees of physically handicapped category. The petitioner submitted his application but after interview he was not selected. According to the petitioner there are 14 posts of Class IV are still vacant in the respondent department but the respondents are not regularizing the service of the petitioner. In view of above, liberty is given to the petitioner to make a representation to the appropriate authority of the respondents within 15 days after obtaining certified copy of this order. The respondents are directed to dispose of the representation of the petitioner within a period of one month after receipt of the certified copy of this order. The respondents are directed to consider his selection for regular post keeping in view the long experience of work in the department. Subject to the observation made above, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Rajesh Tandon, J. Dated: 3.3.2006 *Dhyani