IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/S) No. 73 of 2005 Vijay Laxmi Juyal ….…… Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ………. Respondents Mr. H.C. Bisht, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Anjali Bhargawa, Standing Counsel (Central Govt.) for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mr. K.P. Upadhyaya, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel (Govt. of Uttarakhand) for respondent Nos. 4 and 6. Ms. Bina Pande, Standing Counsel (U.P. Govt.) for respondent Nos. 5, 7 and 8. Date of Judgment: 18.11.2010 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Barin Ghosh, C.J. Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. BARIN GHOSH, C.J. (ORAL) Petitioner was appointed on compassionate ground for her husband, a State Government employee, died in harness. Petitioner was appointed as a constable under the Superintendent of Police, District: Haridwar. She was, accordingly, treated as a district cadre employee. After bifurcation of the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Central Government, who alone is entitled to allocate employees of the State of Uttar Pradesh to the State of Uttarakhand, decided, as communicated in a communication dated 11th September 2001, that the district cadre employees of those districts which have become part of the State of Uttarakhand shall stand allocated to the State of Uttarakhand. 2. In such view of the matter, the petitioner already stands finally allocated to the State of Uttarakhand. 3. With the declaration as above, the writ petition is disposed of. (V.K. Bist, J.) (Barin Ghosh, C.J.) 18.11.2010 18.11.2010 Amit