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Prashant Joshi v. State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand HC7 Nov 2025WPSS/1841/2025

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Uttarakhand High Court, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J., 07.11.2025, neutral citation 2025:UHC:9809. Twelve clubbed WPSS petitions by Lecturers in Government Intermediate Colleges (Garhwal Region) claiming Rule 13(i) & (ii) benefits under the Uttarakhand Government Servant Salary Rules, 2016, previously raised via a joint representation (Annexure no. 8) and invoking this Court's order dated 13.03.2024 in W.P.(S/S) No. 391 of 2024 (Chandra Singh Chiral). Petitions disposed with liberty to file separate fresh representations to the Director, Secondary Education within two weeks; Director to adjudicate as per law within six months of presentation with certified copy of the order. No monetary quantum involved.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to petitioners to make separate fresh representations to the Director, Secondary Education claiming Rule 13(i) & (ii) benefits within two weeks; the Director to examine the claims and pass necessary orders as per law within six months of presentation of the representation with a certified copy of this order.

SL. No.	Dat e	Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar ’s or der w it h Sign at u r es	COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
			WPSS No. 1834 of 2025 WPSS No. 1840 of 2025 WPSS No. 1841 of 2025 WPSS No. 1842 of 2025 WPSS No. 1843 of 2025 WPSS No. 1844 of 2025 WPSS No. 1845 of 2025 WPSS No. 1846 of 2025 WPSS No. 1847 of 2025 WPSS No. 1848 of 2025 WPSS No. 1849 of 2025 WPSS No. 1851 of 2025 Hon’ble Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J. Mr. Niranjan Bhatt, Advocate for the petitioners. 2. Mr. Narayan Dutt, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Since common questions of fact and law are involved in these petitions, therefore, these petitions are clubbed together and decided by this common judgment. However, for the sake of brevity and convenience, facts of WPSS No. 1834 of 2025 alone are being considered and discussed. 4. Petitioners are serving as Lecturer in different Government Intermediate Colleges in Garhwal Region. 5. According to the petitioner, she is entitled to benefit of Rule 13(i) & (ii) of Uttarakhand Government Servant Salary Rules, 2016, however, the said benefit has been denied to her. In this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following relief: - “(i) Issue any suitable writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent to decide/dispose the representation (Annexure no. 8) of the petitioner by a reasoned and speaking order within a stipulated

SL.
No.

Dat e

Office Not es,
r epor t s, or der s
or pr oceedin gs
or dir ect ion s
an d Regist r ar ’s
or der w it h
Sign at u r es

COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS

WPSS No. 1834 of 2025
WPSS No. 1840 of 2025
WPSS No. 1841 of 2025
WPSS No. 1842 of 2025
WPSS No. 1843 of 2025
WPSS No. 1844 of 2025
WPSS No. 1845 of 2025
WPSS No. 1846 of 2025
WPSS No. 1847 of 2025
WPSS No. 1848 of 2025
WPSS No. 1849 of 2025
WPSS No. 1851 of 2025
Hon’ble Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J.
Mr. Niranjan Bhatt, Advocate for the
petitioners.
2.
Mr. Narayan Dutt, Standing Counsel
for the State of Uttarakhand.
3.
Since common questions of fact and
law are involved in these petitions,
therefore, these petitions are clubbed
together and decided by this common
judgment. However, for the sake of
brevity and convenience, facts of WPSS
No. 1834 of 2025 alone are being
considered and discussed.
4.
Petitioners are serving as Lecturer
in different Government Intermediate
Colleges in Garhwal Region.
5.
According to the petitioner, she is
entitled to benefit of Rule 13(i) & (ii) of
Uttarakhand Government Servant Salary
Rules, 2016, however, the said benefit
has been denied to her. In this writ
petition,
petitioner
has
sought
the
following relief: -
“(i) Issue any suitable writ, order or direction in the
nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent
to decide/dispose the representation (Annexure no. 8) of the
petitioner by a reasoned and speaking order within a stipulated

time considering Rule 13(i) (ii) of Salary Rules, 2016 as well as in light of order dated 13.03.2024 passed by this Hon’ble Court in writ petition no. 391 of 2024 (S/S) Chandra Singh Chiral vs. State of Uttarakhand and Ors contained as Annexure no. 6 to this writ petition. “
6. Learned State Counsel submits that
petitioner has sought a writ of mandamus and she has also made a representation, but that representation is a joint one, along with several other lecturers. He submits that if petitioner makes fresh separate representation to the competent authority, the competent authority shall examine the claim of the
petitioner and pass necessary orders, as per law.
7. The writ petitions are, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioners to make separate fresh representations
claiming benefit of Rule 13(i) & (ii) of
Uttarakhand Government Servant Salary
Rules, 2016 to Director, Secondary
Education. If petitioners make separate
representations within two weeks from
today, Director Secondary Education shall examine petitioners’ claim and pass
necessary orders, as per law, within six months from date of presentation of representation with certified copy of this order. ( Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J.) 07.11.2025 Navin NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df 006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA87 5643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2025.11.07 14:05:25 +05'30'

time considering Rule 13(i) (ii) of Salary Rules, 2016 as well as in
light of order dated 13.03.2024 passed by this Hon’ble Court in
writ petition no. 391 of 2024 (S/S) Chandra Singh Chiral vs. State
of Uttarakhand and Ors contained as Annexure no. 6 to this writ
petition. “

6.
Learned State Counsel submits that

petitioner
has
sought
a
writ
of
mandamus and she has also made a
representation, but that representation is
a joint one, along with several other
lecturers. He submits that if petitioner
makes fresh separate representation to
the competent authority, the competent
authority shall examine the claim of the

petitioner and pass necessary orders, as
per law.

7.
The writ petitions are, accordingly,
disposed of with liberty to petitioners to
make
separate
fresh
representations

claiming benefit of Rule 13(i) & (ii) of

Uttarakhand Government Servant Salary

Rules,
2016
to
Director,
Secondary

Education. If petitioners make separate

representations within two weeks from

today,
Director
Secondary
Education
shall examine petitioners’ claim and pass

necessary orders, as per law, within six
months from date of presentation of
representation with certified copy of this
order.

( Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J.)
07.11.2025
Navin
NAVEEN
CHANDRA
Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA
DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND,
ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND,
2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df
006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001,
st=UTTARAKHAND,
serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA87
5643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5,
cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA
Date: 2025.11.07 14:05:25 +05'30'

Prashant Joshi v. State of Uttarakhand

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