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2025:UHC:7786 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s
order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
WPSS No. 1442 of 2025 With WPSS No. 1444 of 2025 WPSS No. 1446 of 2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J
1. Ms. Ketki Chaudhary, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Abhishek Kandwal,
learned counsel for the petitioners.
2. Mr. Narayan Dutt, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand.
3. Since common questions of fact and law are involved in these petitions, therefore, these petitions are clubbed together and decided by this common
judgment. However, for the sake of brevity and convenience, facts of WPSS No. 1442 of 2025 alone are being considered.
4. According to petitioner, he is serving as Security Guard on daily wage in Arboretum, Kalsi Research Range, Jolly Grant, Dehradun for the last eight years. It is further his case that his work and conduct is satisfactory and there is no complaint from any quarter against him, however, Forest Range Officer concerned has told the petitioner not to come for duty w.e.f. 01.08.2025.
5.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner’s services have not been dispensed with, as yet and he is still continuing to serve as Security Guard, but the threat of disengagement is looming large over his head. It is further contended that respondents are
2025:UHC:7786 contemplating to appoint someone else on daily wage, which is unjust.
6. Learned State Counsel submits that petitioner has made a representation, which is enclosed as annexure-2 to the writ petition. He submits that Silviculturist, Sal Region, Rampur Road, FTI Campus, Haldwani (respondent no. 4) be directed to take decision on petitioner’s representation.
7. Accordingly, the writ petitions are
disposed of by directing Silviculturist, Sal Region, Rampur Road (respondent no. 4) to take decision on petitioners’ representation(s), within two weeks from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order, along with copy of the representation. For a period of two weeks or till decision on petitioners’ representation(s), whichever is earlier, status quo qua petitioners’ service shall be maintained.
(Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J)
02.09.2025 Aswal
NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a08b08d136951 2ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DACF4F4610C1FE 58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2025.09.02 05:47:57 -07'00'
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