IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/S) No. 778 of 2010. Smt. Chanchal Kapoor and another … Petitioners Vs. State of Uttarakhand and others. …Respondents. . Mr. C.K.Sharma, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. K.C.Tiwari, learned Brief Holder for the State-respondent nos. 1 to 3. Date September 01, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have sought a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for payment of arrear of salary from February 1997 to April 2004. The grievance of the petitioners is that though the petitioners and the employees working in other institute were paid the salary from the month of May 2004 onwards but the arrears of salary was not paid to the petitioners from February 1997 to April 2004. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners has urged that the petitioners have already made a representation to the District Education Officer Dehradun for redressal of their grievance but the same is still pending for disposal. Learned counsel submitted that the ends of justice would be served if a direction is issued to the respondent-authority to decide the representation of the petitioners (Annexure-13 to the petition) expeditiously by a speaking order. Prayer is innocuous. 2 Accordingly, the respondent no. 3-District Education Officer Dehradun is directed to decide the representation of the petitioners (Annexure-13 to the petition) expeditiously, preferably within a period of eight weeks, by a speaking order from the date of production of a certified copy of this order along with a copy of the representation (Annexure-13). With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S.Verma,J.) RCP