IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 214 of 2011 (S/B) Niranjan Singh ….…… Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others ………. Respondents Mr. Sharad Sharma, Senior Advocate with Ms. Indu Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vinay Kumar, Standing Counsel for the State / respondents. Date of Judgment: 12.09.2011 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Barin Ghosh, C.J. Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. BARIN GHOSH, C.J. (ORAL) Urgency Application No. 3334 of 2011 Urgency application is appearing in the list. 2. In the writ petition, petitioner has contended that he stands allocated to the State of Uttar Pradesh, and that despite such allocation, he is not being relieved. The only reason for not relieving the petitioner appears to be scarcity of people like the petitioner at the disposal of the State of Uttarakhand. 3. That cannot be a ground for retaining the petitioner, an employee of the State of Uttar Pradesh in the State of Uttarakhand, and to make him work for the State of Uttarakhand. 4. We, accordingly, dispose of the writ petition by directing the State of Uttarakhand to relieve the petitioner, in the vent he has been allocated to the State of Uttar Pradesh, no sooner a copy of this order will be served upon respondent No. 2, but not later than one month from the date thereof. (V.K. Bist, J.) (Barin Ghosh, C.J.) 12.09.2011 12.09.2011 Amit