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MADAN SINGH NEGI v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND THROUGH SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

WPSS/3384/2018 · 2026-03-20

Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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2026:UHC:1975 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPSS/3384/2018 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Ms. Ruchika Negi, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. G.S. Negi, learned Additional C.S.C. for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Mr. I.D. Paliwa, learned Standing Counsel for the State of U.P. 4. Petitioner was appointed as Assistant Teacher in a Government Primary School. According to him, teachers serving in Government Model School were given higher pay scale as compared to teachers serving in other Government School. In this writ petition, he has sought a mandamus to the authorities to remove such disparity. 5. The reliefs, sought in this writ petition, are as follows:- (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to remove the disparity in pay scale between teachers of Government Model School Cadre serving in Govt. Model School vis- a-vis those like petitioner who served in Government High School. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to grant the benefit of pay revision to the Teacher of Government Model Cadre School served in Govt. High Schools to bring them at par with persons belonging to the same class serving in Government Model School. (iii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to revise the p ay scale of the petitioner to Rs. 5500-9000 in ordinary grade 2026:UHC:1975 Rs. 6500-10500 in selecting grade and Rs. 7500-12000 as promotion pay scale w.e.f. 01.09.1996 and consequently re-determine the pension of petitioner. 6. Learned State Counsel submits that even though petitioner has sought writ of mandamus, but he has not made any representation to the Competent Authority. 7. Ms. Ruchika Negi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner be permitted to make fresh representation to the Competent Authority. 8. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioner to make representation to the Competent Authority within two weeks from today. If he makes representation within the stipulated time, the Competent Authority shall take decision thereupon, within six months thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 20.03.2026 Aswal NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802 a3a08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C2 2DACF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.03.20 05:21:32 -07'00'