IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. (SS) of 1580 of 2006 Smt. Jagdamba Sah. ….Petitioner Versus State of Uttaranchal and others. ..Respondents Present : Mr. I. P. Gairola, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N. P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard Mr. I. P. Gairola, Advocate present for the petitioner and Mr. N. P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. The case of the petitioner is that she was earlier an employee of Teletronix Limited, Bhimtal. This company was closed on 30th December, 1995. Consequently, the petitioner who was so retrenched was absorbed in the Social Welfare Department of the erstwhile State of U.P. Now, she has been allocated to the State of Uttarakhand. Subsequent to the absorption in 1996, many of these employees have been promoted to class III post. The petitioner has cited certain examples, where the juniors to the petitioner have been promoted. Counsel for the petitioner has further stated that similar controversy has already been decided by an Hon’ble Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No. 1321 (SS) of 2003 Shashi Thapa and another Vs. State of U.P. others. The operative portion of the aforesaid judgment dated 9.5.2006 reads as under:- “In view of the above discussion, writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3 and 6 to consider the case of the petitioners for appointment on Class III posts in view of the fact that juniors to the petitioners have been provided appointment in Class III posts, at the earliest preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. No order as to costs.” Subsequently, another writ petition being Writ Petition No. 1586 of 2006 (SS) was also disposed of in terms of judgment and order dated 24.9.2010 passed in Writ Petition No. 1321 of 2003 (SS). Since the case of the petitioner is also on the similar footing, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Secretary, Social Welfare to dispose of the representation of the petitioner and in case juniors to the petitioner have now been given appointment in class III, the same shall also be given to the petitioner in accordance with law, in case she fulfils such qualifications. The writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 20.07.2011 Kuldeep