2026:UHC:2823 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPSS/1250/2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Jai Krishna Pandey, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ramesh Chandra Joshi, Brief Holder for the State. Mr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, Advocate for Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan. 2. This writ petition has been filed by Jal Sansthan Samvida Shramik Sangh on behalf of its 34 members. List of members is enclosed as Annexure-1 to the writ petition. 3. According to the petitioner, its members were engaged through outsourcing in Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan on different dates between 1999 to 2013; their work and conduct was found to be satisfactory and there was no complaint or adverse material against them; however, their engagement was arbitrarily discontinued in the month of May, 2025. 4. It is contended that discontinuance of petitioners is contrary to Government Policy, as contained in Government Order dated 11.08.2023. Para 4 of said Government Order is relied upon by petitioner, which provides that posts against which persons engaged through outsourcing are serving shall not be treated as vacant. 2026:UHC:2823 5. Mr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, learned counsel appearing for Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan, however, submits that petitioners were engaged through contractor and the contractor concerned has engaged another set of persons on 15.06.2025. He, however, submits that if petitioners make representation for their re- engagement to the Chief General Manager in the concerned Division of Jal Sansthan, then their request shall be considered favourably. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of by permitting petitioners to make separate representation to the competent authority (Chief General Manager). If they make such representation within three weeks from today, decision thereupon shall be taken as per law, within three months thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 18.04.2026 Mahinder/ MAHINDER SINGH Digitally signed by MAHINDER SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=da6212e6e78d94ed3134842bc6a8d6ca168979ca7b8c2f031a92d1 a18b08923c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=AB77B7C5B240908B392BE84F5CDD4C2AF35DC4626D305B 1BC9EA4BABA43D2B8F, cn=MAHINDER SINGH Date: 2026.04.20 10:26:56 +05'30'