2026:UHC:2381 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPSS/953/2026 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Harendra Belwal, Advocate for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Lalit Samant, Advocate for the respondents. 3. Petitioner was serving as driver in Uttarakhand Transport Corporation; his status was that of a contractual employee. He has been disengaged from service vide order 14.02.2025 on the charge of misbehaviour with his senior officer. 4. Petitioner submits that no formal inquiry was held and the charge levelled against the petitioner was not proved. He further submits that opportunity of hearing was also not given. 5. Learned counsel appearing for Uttarakhand Transport Corporation, however, submits that petitioner has remedy of appeal before the Appellate Authority. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioner to file appeal before the competent authority. If he files appeal within ten days from today, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law, within ten weeks thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 06.04.2026 Navin NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a 15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A8 6DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2026.04.06 17:01:08 +05'30' 2026:UHC:2381