Matwar Singh v. State of Uttarakhand through Its Secretary Education
Case brief
What is this about?
Uttarakhand High Court, WPSS/1682/2021 & WPSS/1688/2021, decided 7.4.2026 by Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Lecturers in Government Inter Colleges, Garhwal region sought refixation of revised pay scale from 1.6.2006 instead of 1.7.2006 citing Government Orders dated 17.10.2008 and 31.7.2019; Chief Education Officer (Rudraprayag) order dated 17.1.2026 showed similarly placed Lecturers already benefited, but petitioners were denied the benefit due to pendency of their writ petitions. Petitions disposed of: petitioners allowed to withdraw and make a representation to the Chief Education Officer; representation made within ten days to be decided within two months as per law. Keywords: pay scale refixation, 1.6.2006, 1.7.2006, Lecturer, Government Inter College, Garhwal, Chief Education Officer Rudraprayag, withdrawal with liberty, representation, Uttarakhand.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners permitted to withdraw the writ petitions and approach the Chief Education Officer concerned with a representation; a representation made within ten days to be decided, as per law, within two months.