Vimlesh v. State of Uttarakhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Service writ petition WPSS/863/2026, High Court of Uttarakhand, decided 1.4.2026 by Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Petitioner (OBC) sought appointment as Assistant Teacher, Government Primary School, Almora, post in “other than Science subjects”; scored 70.61 quality point marks against 76.008 scored by the last recommended OBC candidate (per written instructions of District Education Officer, Almora). Held: candidate much below the last recommended candidate in merit has no vested right to be recommended for appointment; writ petition disposed of taking State Counsel's submission on record; no relief. Relevant search terms: teacher recruitment merit cut-off, OBC reservation, quality point marks, vested right to appointment, non-recommendation despite participation in selection.
What did the court decide?
This Court finds substance in the State Counsel's submission: petitioner's quality point marks are much below than those of the last candidate recommended for appointment in “other than Science subjects” in the OBC category.