IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 397 of 2006 (S/B) 1. Manoj Kumar Mishra S/o Sri R.M. Mishra, serving as Laboratory Technical, Uttaranchal Forest Hospital Trust Medical College, Haldwani, District Nainital. 2. Prakash Chanda Singh S/p Sri Narain Singh Mankoti, Serving as Microscopist, Director Observational Treatment Short-Course (DOTS), National Revised T.B. Programme, Ranikhet, District Almora. ……..Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttarnachal , through Secretary, Department of Medical, Health & Family Welfare, Uttaranchal Shashan, Dehradun. 2. Director General, Medical Health and Family Welfare, Uttaranchal, Dehradun/ Chairman, Uttarnachal State of Medical Faculty, 107, Chander Nagar, Dehradun. 3. Secretary, Uttaranchal State Medical Faculty, 107 Chander Nagar, Dehradun. …….. Respondents. ……….. Mr. Alok Mehra, Advocate for the petitioners.. Mr. J.P. Joshi, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for the respondents. JUDGMENT Coram:Hon’ble Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble J.C.S.Rawat, J. RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. (Oral) Mr. Alok Mehra, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. J.P. Joshi, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. The petitioners have filed CLMA No. 407 of 2007 for grant of permission to withdraw the writ petition. 3. On due consideration, CLMA No. 407 of 2007 is allowed and the petitioners are granted permission to withdraw the writ petition. 4. The writ petition, therefore, is dismissed as withdrawn. 5. Consequently, the interim order dated 24.11.2006 stands vacated automatically. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C.J.) 22.03.2007 22.03.2007 G C.J.’s Court Writ Petition No. 1603(S/B) of 2002 Rais Ahmad and others ……….. Petitioner Versus State of Uttaranchal and others ……… Respondents. ------------- Hon. A.A. Desai, C.J. Hon. Irshad Hussain, J. Heard Mr. Tanveer Alam Khan, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel. The petitioners are holding the diploma in Moallium-E-Urdu. The advertisement was issued on 16.02.2002 for the B.T.C. teachers. The petitioners have not applied. Interviews were over on 03.07.2002. Thereafter, on 08.10.2002 the petitioners have applied for the post of teachers. The petitioners have sought a writ a mandamus directing the authorities to treat them equivalent to B.T.C. The claim of the petitioners badly suffers from laches and can not be entertained as that would cause serious prejudice to others. The petitioner is, therefore, dismissed. Dt. 13.11.2002 A