IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1217 (SS) of 2011 Smt. Neelam Kunwar …Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others …Respondents Mr. Bhagwat Mehra, learned counsel present for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Bisht, learned brief Holder present for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Heard Mr. Bhagwat Mehra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Anil Bisht, learned brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner is an Assistant Teacher in Primary School. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a writ of a mandamus directing the respondents to give salary for the period from 12.01.2005 to 01.04.2006, which is being denied to her. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in similar writ petition being writ petition no. 358 (SS) of 2009 decided on 30.11.2009 (Annexure-2 to the writ petition) a direction was issued by a learned Single Judge to make payment of the salary of the petitioners for the period of November 2004 i.e. from such time as he reported for duty in his office till he effectively joined duties in the schools allotted to them by respondent no. 3, treating them to be on duty. Consequently, in writ petition no. 150 (SS) of 2011 decided on 19.07.2011 another similar controversy was resolved, by exactly same orders. In the present case, since the petitioner reported her duties on 12.01.2005 and there was no fault on her part, as she was wrongly denied her joining, it is contended that salary for this period cannot be denied to the petitioner. 2 In view of the above fact, this writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid terms and conditions and it is directed that if the petitioner moves a representation before the Additional district Education Officer (Basic), Pithoragarh, the same shall be decided by the concerned authority within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him. It is made clear that respondent no. 3 will look into the matter and do the needful, and if for no just reasons petitioner was denied the salary for this period it shall not be deducted, and given to the petitioner. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) Dated: 14.09.2011 VKG