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2025 DAILYLAW 7650 (UTT)

VED PRAKASH v. UNION OF INDIA

WPSS/938/2024 · 2025-10-14

Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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2025:UHC:9167 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPSS 938/2024 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. M.K. Ray, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Saurabh Adhikari, Central Govt. Standing Counsel, for the Union of India. (2) Petitioner was appointed as Gramin Dak Sevak in Postal Department. His services were terminated vide order dated 29.12.2023, passed by Senior Superintendent of Posts, Nainital. In this writ petition, petitioner has challenged the said termination order. (3) Since Postal Department is notified under Section 14 of Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, therefore, this Court finds substance in the submission made by learned Counsel appearing for the Union of India that petitioner has remedy before Central Administrative Tribunal. (4) Writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed on the ground of alternate remedy with liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate forum. (5) Since petitioner was pursuing remedy before this Court for substantially long period of time, therefore, he shall be at liberty to claim benefit of Section 14 of Limitation Act before the Tribunal. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 14.10.2025 Pr PRABODH KUMAR Digitally signed by PRABODH KUMAR DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3a082a00a95aff911a9559743af8f21c50602ff6eae4e61af3aeab198d462503, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=0DC111E8D8CA66E16B940EFDF806ACCC1AB588052DF6FCA58C67F3C91957BE53, cn=PRABODH KUMAR Date: 2025.10.15 10:24:30 +05'30' 2025:UHC:9167