IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 3156 of 2001 (S/S) Harish Chandra Saklani S/o Late Jagdish Prasad Saklani R/o Village Thang (Dharsalgaon) Patti Makhlogi, District Tehri Garhwal ……….Petitioner Versus 1. The state of Uttaranchal through Secretary, Ministry of Forest Govt. of Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 2. Divisional Forest Officer, Narendra Tehri Garhwal 3. Ranger Saklana Range Chamba Tehri Garhwal. …………….Respondents. Shri V.B.S. Negi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri Harendra Belwal, learned standing counsel for the respondents. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J Learned counsel for the parties are present. 2. The petitioner, engaged as Chowkidar on a consolidated salary with Forest Department, has sought his regularization in service. 3. In view of the principle of law laid down in Secretary, State of Karnataka Vs. Uma Devi, reported in (2006) 4 Supreme Court cases, Pg. 01, wherein it has been held that the workers on daily wages or the persons who get employed without undergoing regular selection process, should not be directed to be absorbed or regularized against the constitutional scheme of public employment, this Court is not inclined to issue direction to regularize services of the petitioner, as such, the petition is liable to be dismissed. 4. The writ petition is dismissed. Interim order dated 15.12.2001 stands hereby vacated. (All pending application also stand disposed of). Dt. 08.12.2006 (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) S