HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1941 of 2005 (SS) Kedar Singh Barthwal s/o Sri Inder Singh Barthwal Village Gawana Malla, P.O. Ghuttu, Patti Bhilang, District Tehri Garhwal ………….. Petitioner Versus 1. Director Basic Education, Uttaranchal 2. Basic Siksha Adhikari, District Tehri 3. Additional Director, Rajya Sakhik Anusandhan Avem Prasikshan Parishad Narendra Nagar. 4. Block Education Officer, Bhilangna, Ghansali District Tehri Garhwal 5. Gram Siksha Samiti, Gawana P.O. Ghuttu, Tehri Garhwal 6. Sri Mahaveer Singhs/o Sri Lakhpat Singh Village Chami, P.O. Dangi Nailchangi, Bhilangana, District Tehri Garhwal ……..Respondents Sri N.S. Pundir, Advocate for the petitioner. Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: March 24, 2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri N.S. Pundir 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 respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Shiksha Mitra. According to the petitioner on 20.4.2005, the Additional District Education Officer (Basic), Tehri Garhwal has issued an advertisement for appointment of Shiksha Mitra and petitioner also applied for the same. The educational qualification of the 2 petitioner is B.Com. B.Ed. The petitioner is permanent resident of village Gawana (Malla) P.O. Ghuttu Patti Bhilang, District Tehri Garhwal, thus he was entitled to be appointment as Shiksha Mitra in Primary Schol, Gawana, Block Bhilangana but the respondents has illegally appointed respondent no. 6 in that school. The educational qualification of respondent no. 6 is B.P.Ed. whereas the educational qualification prescribed for Shiksha Mitra is B.Ed. At the time of arguments the learned counsel for the petitioner confined his prayer for disposal of representation of the petitioner only. In view of above, liberty is given to the petitioner to file a representation to the appropriate authority of the respondents within 15 days after obtaining certified copy of this order, which shall be decided within six weeks thereafter. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Rajesh Tandon, J. Dated: 24.3.2006 *Dhyani