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Deepvikram Singh v. State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand HC28 Oct 2025WPSS/977/2025

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What is this about?

Discontinued outsourced NCC Junior Assistant/Data Entry Operators (engaged 2019, 2023, 2024; discontinued April 2025 after feeder-post promotions filled the vacancy) permitted to seek re-engagement through outsourcing by representation to respondent no. 2; decision within three weeks; re-engagement only till regularly selected incumbent joins; no finding on final merits; Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari; 28.10.2025; WPSS/977/2025.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioners to make representation to respondent no. 2 for re-engagement through outsourcing; decision by respondent no. 2 within three weeks of a representation made within two weeks; any re-engagement, if ordered, to last only till joining of the regularly selected incumbent. ¶10

Deepvikram Singh Vs State of Uttarakhand — Uttarakhand HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, whose engagement as Junior Assistant/Data Entry Operator in the National Cadet Corps was discontinued after the vacancy was filled by regular promotion, could be re-engaged through outsourcing, notwithstanding counsel for the petitioners contending that the work and post remain available in the National Cadet Corps.

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Court's answer

Without expressing any opinion on the final merits of the case, the Court decided that ends of justice would be met if the petitioners are permitted to make representation to respondent no. 2.

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to make representation to respondent no. 2 for their re-engagement through such outsourcing.

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Key takeaways

If the petitioners make the representation within two weeks from the date of the order, respondent no. 2 shall take a decision thereupon within three weeks thereafter.ratio¶10
Any re-engagement, if ordered, shall last only till the joining of the regularly selected incumbent.ratio¶10

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Uttarakhand High Court, WPSS/977/2025 (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J., 28.10.2025): Petitioners engaged as Junior Assistant/Data Entry Operator in the National Cadet Corps in 2019, 2023 and 2024 had their engagement discontinued by separate orders of April, 2025 on the stated ground that the vacancy had been supplied by regular promotion, whereupon they were sent back to the outsourcing agency UPNL. State counsel submitted no vacancy remained against which they could be accommodated; petitioners' counsel contended the work and post were still available, referring to a document enclosed as Annexure-5 to the writ petition; counsel for respondents nos. 2 to 5 submitted the Annexure-5 vacancies fell under the direct recruitment quota, to be supplied through open selection conducted by the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission. Without expressing any opinion on the final merits, the Court disposed of the writ petition, permitting the petitioners to make representation to respondent no. 2 for re-engagement through such outsourcing; a representation made within two weeks is to be decided within three weeks thereafter, and any re-engagement, if ordered, shall last only till joining of the regularly selected incumbent.

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SL. No.	Date	Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures	COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
			WPSS/977/2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Yogesh Pacholia, Advocate for the petitioners.
			2. Mr. Narayan Dutt, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand / respondent no. 1.
			3. Mr. Saurav Adhikari, Standing Counsel for the Union of India / respondent nos. 2 to 5.
			4. Mr. Amit Tyagi, Advocate, holding brief of Mr. Neeraj Garg, Advocate for respondent no. 6.
			5. Petitioners were engaged as Junior Assistant/Data Entry Operator in National Cadet Corps in the year 2019, 2023 & 2024 respectively. Their engagement has been discontinued by means of separate orders passed in April, 2025. The reason for discontinuance indicated in the order is that the vacancy on the post in question has been supplied by regular promotion. 6. Learned State Counsel submits that upon promotion of the persons serving in the feeder post, there is no vacancy on the post of Junior Assistant/Data Entry Operator against which petitioners could be accommodated, therefore, they were sent back to the outsourcing agency, namely-UPNL so that their services may be utilised in some other organisation. 7. Mr. Yogesh Paholia, learned counsel for the petitioners, however, submits that the work and post is still available in National Cadet Corps and he refers to a

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document enclosed as Anenxure-5 writ petition in support of this conten	to the tion.
8. Mr. Saurav Adhikari, l	earned
Standing Counsel appearing respondent nos. 2 to 5 submits th vacancies indicated in Annexure-5, are being relied upon by petit counsel, are vacancies falling under recruitment quota, which are t	for at the which ioners’ direct o be
supplied through open selection con by Uttarakhand Subordinate S Selection Commission.	ducted ervice
9. Without expressing any opini the final merits of the case, this thinks that ends of justice would be petitioners are permitted to representation to respondent no. 2.	on on Court met if make
10. Accordingly, the writ petiti disposed of with liberty to petition make representation to respondent for their re-engagement th	on is ers to no. 2 rough
outsourcing. If petitioners make representation within two weeks today, decision thereupon shall be	such from taken
by respondent no. 2 within three thereafter. The re-engagement, if or shall last only till joining of the re selected incumbent. (Manoj Kumar Tiw 28.10.2025 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=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006d a82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643 AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2025.10.28 17:38:18 +05'30'	weeks dered, gularly ari, J.)

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