HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 3190 of 2001 (SS) Rakesh Kumar s/o Sri Bheekam Singh Govt. Vegetable Research Centre, Village Matela (Kosi) District Almora ……… Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal 2. Director, Department of Horticulture & Food Processing, Chobatia, Ranikhet, District Almora 3. Incharge, Govt. Vegetable Research Centre, Matela, District Almora ………… Respondents Dated: 21.02.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri S.S. Yadav, counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel for the respondents. By the present writ petition the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to regularise the service of the petitioner. Briefly stated, the petitioner was appointed by the respondent no. 3 on daily wages in the Government Vegetable Research Centre, Matela, District Almora. Since the date of his appointment he is doing the work of Research Technical Assistant. The petitioner has a good service record and his performance at the centre has been of satisfactory but the petitioner has not been regularised in the service so far. Counter affidavit has been filed by the respondents. The respondents have denied that there is any post of Research Technical Assistant. It has been stated that the work described by the petitioner in his petition are being done by the labourers which are appointed from time to time on daily wages. The petitioner was never appointed as regular employee of in the Research Centre and the assertions made in the writ petition are misconceived. The petitioner has submitted that he has preferred a representation on 25.4.2001 for his regularisation but no action has been taken on his representation. However, liberty is given to the petitioner to file a fresh representation within 15 days after the receipt of the certified copy of this order. The respondents are directed to dispose of the representation of the petitioner within one month thereafter. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Dated: 21.2.2006 Rajesh Tandon, J. *Dhyani