This writ petition seeks to quash a termination order against the petitioner. The court dismissed the petition because the petitioner had died during the pendency of the proceedings, causing the prayer to abate.
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2025:UHC:7735-DB
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
HON’BLE JUSTICE SHRI RAVINDRA MAITHANI
AND
HON’BLE JUSTICE SHRI ALOK MAHRA
1st September, 2025
WRIT PETITION (S/B) NO.88 OF 2020
Virender Singh Ravi …… Petitioner
Vs.
Union of India and others ……Respondents
Presence:
Ms. Jasmeet Kaur, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. M.C. Pant, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Mr. Manoj Kumar, learned counsel for the Union of India.
(Per: Shri Alok Mahra, J.)
Petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following
relief:-
“(i) Issue writ rule or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash and set-aside the impugned judgment and order dated 11.02.2020 passed by Learned Tribunal in Original Application No.331 /00015/2015 "Virendra Singh Ravi vs. Union of India and others" (contained as Annexure No.1 to this writ petition), along with its effect and operation also, after calling entire records from the respondents and allow the Original Application in toto with all consequential benefits, keeping in view the facts highlighted in the body of the writ petition.”
the year 1989 with the respondents; that, on 03.04.1998, the services of the petitioner were terminated; that, thereafter, petitioner approached the Assistant Labour Commissioner, (Central) Kaulagrah Road,
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Dehradun challenging the termination order on 20.04.2010, but that claim was dismissed; thereafter, the petitioner challenged his termination by filing AO No.331/00015/2015 before the Central Administrative Tribunal Allahabad, Circuit Bench, Nainital, wherein the claim petition of the petitioner has also been dismissed vide order dated 11.02.2020. Hence, the present writ petition.
RAVINDRA MAITHANI, J.
ALOK MAHRA, J.
Dated: 01.09.2025 BS
BALWANT SINGH Digitally signed by BALWANT SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=fbbd191c8bdb8b16e8ca7937deaf72a17c02fe2eacbf28cdf4ba7ce8640c5820, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=04E141DF4614F9A4D5F48346EB553DE5185F418755DC00A7A13C14A680C3FA90, cn=BALWANT SINGH Date: 2025.09.01 17:10:00 +05'30'
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition survives after the death of the petitioner
Virender Singh Ravi
Union of India
Ravindra Maithani
Alok Mahra
As recorded by the court registry
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