HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1899 of 2024 (S/S) Sri Hari Singh Digari and others ….......Petitioners Vs. State of Uttarakhand and others ..... Respondents Present : Mr. Rahul Adhikari, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rajeev Singh Bisht, Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand/respondents. JUDGMENT Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral) By means of the instant petition, the petitioners seek the following reliefs:- “I. a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the selection grade and promotional pay scale to the petitioners by counting their service from initial date of appointment including the service rendered by them before the institution was grant-in-aid as per the government order dated 12-7-2002 (Contained in Annexure No.6 to this writ petition). II. a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the arrears of difference of selection grade and promotional pay scale to the petitioners. III. a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, which this Hon’ble court may deem fit and proper on the basis of the facts and circumstances of the case. IV. Award the cost of the petition to the petitioners.” 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the controversy is squarely covered by the judgment dated 27.03.2017 of this Court, passed in WPSS No.1955 of 2015, Munendra Singh Rana and others Vs. State of Uttarakhand and others, and connected cases. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents admits this fact. 5. Since, the matter is covered, instant petition is decided in terms of the judgment dated 27.03.2017 of this Court, passed in WPSS No.1955 of 2015, Munendra Singh Rana and others Vs. State of Uttarakhand and others, and connected cases. (Ravindra Maithani, J.) 27.03.2025 Sanjay