Nirmal Kumar Pathak v. State of Uttarakhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Contract employee tenure extension; Social Welfare Department; Junior Clerk-cum-Computer Operator on contract since 2008; Director, Social Welfare communication dated 6.4.2026; tenure not extendable after 31.3.2026 pending State Government instructions; writ petitions disposed of with direction to Secretary, Social Welfare to consider Director's request and decide within three months; interim continuation of duties as Computer Operator for three months or till decision; Uttarakhand High Court; Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.; 15.4.2026; 2026:UHC:2656; WPSS 1014/2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions disposed of: Secretary, Social Welfare Department directed to consider the request made by Director, Social Welfare in his letter dated 6.4.2026 and take appropriate decision within three months from presentation of certified copy of the order; for three months or till decision, whichever is earlier, petitioners permitted to continue as before discharging duties as Computer Operator in the Department.