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2025 DAILYLAW 7776 (UTT)

NAVIN CHANDRA ARYA v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

WPSS/978/2025 · 2025-06-16

Rakesh Thapliyal

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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. 978 of 2025 Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. B.M. Pingal, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. Mr. Rajeev Bisht, learned Addl. C.S.C. for the State. 3. Mr. Yogesh Pandey, learned counsel for respondent nos. 4 and 5. 4. By the instant petition, the petitioner is praying for the following reliefs:- (i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to pay the dearness allowance to the petitioners at the rates equivalent to the State Government Employees. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to pay the arrears of the enhanced dearness allowances from the date when the petitioners become entitled to receive the same. (iii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing to the respondents to ensure the regular payment of dearness allowance to the petitioners in future at par with the State Government Employees as and when become due. 5. The aforesaid relief is being sought on the basis of the resolution passed by the Board dated 09.12.2021 and 29.06.2022 which was forwarded with strong recommendation by the General Manager to the Director-respondent no. 2. 6. The counsel for the respondents submits that the identical matters have been disposed of by the coordinate Bench whereby directions have been issued to respondent no. 2 to decide the claim of the petitioner in the light of the recommendation made by the General Manager on 28.11.2023. 7. In view of the statement, as advanced above, the present writ petition is also disposed of with the direction to respondent no. 2 the Director to consider and decide the claim of each of the petitioner strictly in view of the Board’s resolution as well as the recommendation made by the G.M. dated 28.11.2023. It is made clear that the entire exercise will be completed by respondent no. 2 within six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 16.06.2025 Parul