2026:UHC:3322 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPSS/1167/2026 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. Mr. Suresh Chandra Bhatt, Advocate for the petitioner through video conferencing. Mr. Narayan Dutt, Standing Counsel for the State. 2. Petitioner was engaged on contract basis for discharging duties as Block Programme Manager in National Rural Health Mission in CHCs/PHCs, Salt, District Almora in the year 2010, and he is still serving in that capacity. 3. According to petitioner, other similarly situated employees, including District Programme Manager and State Programme Manager were given benefit of increment in remuneration during Financial Year 2010-11; however, that benefit has not been given to the petitioner. 4. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought a direction to the respondents to give increment to him for Financial Year 2010- 2011. 5. Learned State Counsel submits that although benefit of increment is available only to regular employees, but, if what petitioner says is correct, then he can approach the competent authority. 2026:UHC:3322 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of by permitting petitioner to make representation to respondent No. 1. If petitioner makes representation to respondent No. 1 within two weeks from today, decision thereupon shall be taken as per law, within four months thereafter. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 02.05.2026 Mahinder/