HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 418 of 2004 Pramod Kumar ……. Petitioner Versus Chief Managing Director, Uttaranchal Power Corporation Ltd; Dehradun & another …….. Respondents Sri Pradeep Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner Sri Vinai Kumar, Advocate of the respondents. Dated: 23.4.2004 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon J. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. By the present writ petition the petitioner has prayed for the issue of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to allot a type I, quarter in favour of the petitioner in Hydel Colony, Melvil Road, Nainital. Brief facts giving rise to the present writ petition are that the petitioner was initially appointed as Safai Karmchari in the office of the Executive Engineer, Electricity Distribution Division, Nainital and is still working on the said post. The petitioner has submitted that he is entitled for allotment of a residential quarter in the quarters meant for the Class IV employees in the Hydel Colony, Nainital. The petitioner has stated he has made a representation on 12.3.2004 for allotment of quarter in his favour but his representation has not been decided as yet. During the course of hearing both the parties have agreed that the representation made by the petitioner on 12th March 2004, annexure-4 to the petition shall be disposed of by a reasoned order. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, respondents are directed to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 12th March 2004 by a reasoned order within six weeks after the receipt of the certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid observation the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Rajesh Tandon, J.) 23.4.2004 Dhyani