Praveen Singh Rana v. State of Uttarakhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Praveen Singh Rana vs. State of Uttarakhand; Special Appeal No. 58 of 2026; High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital; decided 08 April 2026; intra-court appeal; regularization of contractual service; Uttarakhand Purva Sainik Kalyan Nigam Ltd. (UPNL); UJALA (Uttarakhand Judicial and Legal Academy, Bhowali, District Nainital); Research Assistant Officer post; advertisement dated 03.12.2025; Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission; direct recruitment; Writ Petition (S/S) No. 496 of 2026; Single Judge order dated 20.02.2026; two years' service at UJALA; representation to State Government; appeal dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner had worked only for two years at UJALA, and the work done by him in other organizations on contractual basis through UPNL would not be relevant for considering any claim for regularization on the post advertised.