IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 139 of 2005 (S/B) Dr. Puneet Chandra, Medical Officer-in-Charge, Primary Health centre, Additional Primary Health Centre, Dughli, Dehradun & 28 others. ……….. Petitioners Versus State of Uttaranchal Through Principal Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare, Uttaranchal, Dehradun and others. ……….. Respondents Mr. V.K. Bisht, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Sudhir Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. B.D. Kandpal, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttaranchal. Coram: Hon. Cyriac Joseph, C.J. Hon. B.C. Kandpal, J. ORAL JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble the Chief Justice) 1. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the view that the grievance raised by the petitioners in this writ petition should be considered by the Government, at the first instance. Only if the decision of the Government is wrong or illegal and against the petitioners, they can approach this Court for redressal of the grievance. 2. In face the eighth petitioner, in his capacity as President of the Medical Officers’ Community Health Association, has submitted a representation dated 19.03.2005 highlighting the grievance. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would like to submit a more detailed representation and that the Government may be directed to consider the representation, so submitted by the petitioners. 2 3. Mr. B.D. Kandpal, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttaranchal has no objection to the grant of the above request made by the learned counsel for the petitioners. 4. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that if the petitioners make a proper representation to the first respondent with regard to their grievances mentioned in the writ petition, the first respondent shall consider and pass appropriate orders on the said representation after giving notice to all interested persons and hearing them. Final order in the matter shall be passed as early as possible and at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the representation. (B.C. Kandpal, J.) (Cyriac Joseph, C.J.) 25.07.2005 25.07.2005 G