MUKESH CHANDRA Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri K. N. Joshi, counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel for the respondents.

(2.) BY the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to promote/confirm the petitioner on the post of Electrician/lineman in compliance of the recommendation of the respondent no. 3 dated 26-5-2002 and 26-5-2003 and further to pay the salary of Electrician/lineman to him since 1996.

(3.) THUS it is an admitted fact that the petitioner is in charge of the post of Electrician and has been working on that post since 25-5-1996 when Sri K. D. Nainwal who was posted as Electrician had proceeded on leave and after his retirement on 31-1-1997. The petitioner has filed copy of the orders passed by the Chief Super intendent of Bhawali Sanatorium. The extract of both the orders reads as under :