JUDGMENT

Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. (Oral)

Heard Dr. Kartikey Hari Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B.S. Parihar, learned Standing Counsel for the State Government and, with their consent, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission.

2. The petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to approve appointment of the petitioner in the post of Principal, Inter-college, Kanadakhal Langoor by approving the Management Committee's proposal dated 28.09.2018 in compliance with the amended second proviso to Rule (2)(1) of the Uttarakhand School Education Council Regulations, 2009, as amended on 25.04.2018.

3. The petitioner had earlier invoked the jurisdiction of this Court by filing Writ Petition (S/S) No. 79 of 2019, wherein he had sought a direction to the respondents to issue a letter of approval/deemed approval of the Management Committee's proposal dated 28.09.2018 in compliance with Chapter 2(2)(d) of the Uttarakhand School Education Council Regulations, 2009, as amended by the Regulations dated 25.04.2018. A Division Bench of this Court, after taking note of the contentions, held that they were