2026:UHC:986 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPSS/1934/2022 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Vinod Nautiyal, Advocate for the petitioners through video conferencing. Mr. Narayan Dutt, Standing Counsel for the State. 2. Petitioners were initially appointed as Assistant Teacher, CT Grade. Their services were subsequently absorbed in the cadre of Assistant Teacher, LT Grade consequent to declaration of cadre of Assistant Teacher, CT Grade as dying cadre. 3. According to the petitioners, they are entitled to the benefit available to the members of Assistant Teacher, LT Grade from the date of their appointment as Assistant Teacher, CT Grade. The reliefs sought in the writ petition are as follow: “(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order no.606/XXIV-2/2005 dated 03.06.2005 passed by respondent no.2. (Annexure no.4 to this writ petition). (ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 1 to take decision on the proposal dated 7-6-2013 (Annexure No. 9) submitted by respondent no. 2 to respondent no. 1. (iii) issue writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 08.04.2022 passed by the respondent no.1 by which the representation dated 09.07.2021 has been rejected without considering the proposal dated 07.06.2013 (Annexure no.13). (iv) issue writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the benefit of Assistant Teacher (L.T.) grade to the petitioner from the date when they were appointed as C.T. grade as the same has been declared as dying cadre.” 4. This Court is not inclined to entertain 2026:UHC:986 challenge thrown to the Government Order dated 03.06.2005, as the challenge thrown by petitioners is barred by delay and laches. However, having regard to the facts of the case, this Court thinks that ends of justice would be met if petitioners are permitted to make representation to the competent authority. 5. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of by permitting petitioners to make representation. If they make joint representation within ten days from today, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law, within eight months thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 16.02.2026 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=da6212e6e78d94ed3134842bc6a8d6ca168979ca7b8c2f031a92d1a18b08923c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=AB77B7C5B240908B392BE84F5CDD4C2AF35DC4626D305B1BC9EA4BABA 43D2B8F, cn=MAHINDER SINGH Date: 2026.02.16 17:23:33 +05'30'