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Vinod Prasad Nautiyal v. State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand HC10 Nov 2025WPSS/1864/2025

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Lecturers in Government Intermediate Colleges sought benefit under Rule 13(i) & (ii) of the Uttarakhand Government Servant Salary Rules, 2016. Court disposed petitions permitting separate representations to Director, Secondary Education, who must decide within six months as per law.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to make separate fresh representations to Director, Secondary Education; Director to examine claims and pass orders within six months.

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WPSS No. 1863 of 2025
WPSS No. 1864 of 2025
WPSS No. 1865 of 2025
WPSS No. 1870 of 2025
WPSS No. 1872 of 2025
WPSS No. 1873 of 2025
Hon’ble Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J.

Mr. Nivesh Bahuguna, Advocate,
holding brief of 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. 1863 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, he is
entitled to benefit of Rule 13(i) & (ii) of
Uttarakhand Government Servant Salary
Rules, 2016, however, the said benefit
has been denied to him. 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. 6) 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. 4 to this writ

petition. “ 6. Learned State Counsel submits that
petitioner has sought a writ of mandamus and he 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.) 10.11.2025 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=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb90 46f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103 819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAA B21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2025.11.12 09:40:29 +05'30'

petition. “
6.
Learned State Counsel submits that

petitioner
has
sought
a
writ
of
mandamus and he 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.)
10.11.2025
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=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb90
46f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15,
postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND,
serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103
819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAA
B21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA
Date: 2025.11.12 09:40:29 +05'30'

Vinod Prasad Nautiyal v. State of Uttarakhand

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