WPSS No. 1184 of 2009 Hon. Prafulla C. Pant, J. Shri B.S. Negi, Advocate, present for the petitioner. Shri N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel, present for respondents No. 1 to 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent No. 4 (District Education Officer, Dehradun) to grant approval for petitioner’s appointment as Assistant Teacher (L.T. Grade) against the vacant post (reserved for Schedule Caste), in Harichand Gupta Adarsh Kanya Inter College, Rishikesh. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was appointed as Assistant Teacher in the year 2001 to teach the Junior High School classes in the institute (Harichand Gupta Adarsh Kanya Inter College, Rishikesh). It is an aided institution since 1992. In the year 2005, the Institute got upgraded to High School level. It is pleaded in the writ petition that petitioner is Post Graduate in Botany and also holds a B.Ed degree from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University. As such, she is fully qualified for being appointed as Assistant Teacher in L.T. Grade in the institute. It is further pleaded that the petitioner is a member of Schedule Caste. Lastly, it is pleaded that the Management Committee of the Institute, vide its resolution dated 12.06.2008 (annexure-4 to the writ petition and letter relating thereto annexure-5 to the writ petition), has already recommended the case of the petitioner for her appointment in L.T. Grade against the post reserved for Schedule Caste, and respondent No. 4 has to take decision thereon. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after going through the papers on record, this writ petition is summarily disposed of directing respondent No. 4 (District Education Officer, Dehradun) to take a decision on the resolution dated 12.06.2008, sent by the Committee of Management of the Institute, within a period of one month from the date of certified copy of this order is produced before such authority. (P. C. P., J.) 09.12.2009 S