IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 538 (S/S) of 2004 Vijay Pal Singh & others …….. Petitioners Versus Union of India & others ……… Respondents Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondents to decide the option submitted by them for retention of their service in the State of U.P. and to relieve them accordingly for the State of U.P. Heard Sri Parikshit Saini learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel. Union of India has accepted notice on behalf of respondent no. 1, leaned Standing Counsel has accepted notices on behalf of respondents no. 2 and 4 and Sri Bhram Singh has accepted notice on behalf of respondent no. 3. Learned counsel for the parties has submitted that the issue raised in this writ petition has already been settled by this court on 07.01.2004 in Writ petition no. 4 (S/S) of 2004 Ratan Singh & others and Union of India & others and the writ petition should be decided on the same terms and same condition made in the writ petition. Consequently, the writ petition is finally disposed of on the same terms and with the same directions as made in the writ petition no. 4 (S/S) of 2004 Ratan Singh & other Vs. Union of India & others on 07.01.2004. Sd/- 27.05.2004 ASWAL