2025:UHC:3413 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA 05th MAY, 2025 WRIT PETITION NO. 1858 of 2020 (S/S) Nagendra Singh Kalura …Petitioner Versus Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University and Another …Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr. Apoorv Nautiyal, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Vinod Nautiyal, Advocate (through video conferencing). Counsel for the Respondents : Dr. Kartikey Hari Gupta, Advocate. Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J. The present Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with the following prayers:- “(I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding/directing the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioner in pursuance to the verdict delivered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of ‘State of Karnataka V/s Uma Devi’ and also directing the respondents to pay the salary and other allowances to the petitioner. (II) Issue any other suitable writ, order or direction of any nature in favour of petitioner, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the present circumstances of the case. (III) Award the cost of writ petition in favour of petitioner.” 2. Dr. Kartikey Hari Gupta, Advocate, submitted 1 2025:UHC:3413 that the services of the petitioner are similar to the petitioners of WPSS No. 425 of 2014 and WPSS No.44 of 2024. Vide Office Order dated 05.03.2025, the respondent University constituted a Committee to examine the services of various employees including the petitioner. The said Committee submitted its report on 24.04.2025. The Committee recommended that the petitioner may be given appointment against the existing vacant posts in the University. There are sanctioned and vacant posts in the University against which the petitioner can be given appointment. An affidavit dated 30.04.2025 of the Registrar of the University has been filed in support of the said submissions. 3. With the consent of both the parties, the present Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the Order dated 20.03.2018, passed in WPSS No.425 of 2014 and Order dated 24.12.2024, passed in WPSS No.44 of 2024. ___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J. Dt: 05.05.2025 Shiv/ 2