2026:UHC:3701-DB 1 I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL HON’BLE THE CHI EF JUSTI CE SRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE SUBHASH UPADHYAY 1 4 t h May, 2 0 2 6 W RI T PETI TI ON ( S/ B) No. 2 74 OF 2 0 2 6 Ashok Kumar Prajapati …….Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and another. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Dr. Kartikey Hari Gupta, Ms. Pallavi Bahuguna, Ms. Irum Zeba, and Sri Rafat Munir Ali, learned counsel. Counsel for the respondents : Sri B.S. Parihar, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel with Sri S.M.S. Mehta, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. Sri S.S. Chauhan, learned counsel for respoindent No. 2. JUDGMENT : ( Per Sr i Man oj Ku m ar Gu pt a, C.J.) 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking quashing of Notice dated 21.04.2026 issued by respondent No. 2, by which the petitioner was granted fifteen days’ time to file his reply, along with evidence in relation to an inquiry being held against him on a complaint filed by one Rajat Kalra that the certificate, on basis of which the petitioner succeeded in getting appointment as Assistant Engineer in the Corporation, was not covered by the Government Order dated 06.10.2006 and, thus, his appointment was void. The petitioner has also prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to grant him at least two months’ time to submit his reply. 2. Learned counsel for the respondent-Corporation states that the petitioner would be provided with copy of the complaint, the inquiry report and all other relevant documents within 48 hours. 3. Having regard to the said statement, we hereby provide that the requisite documents would be provided to the petitioner within 48 hours and, thereafter, the petitioner shall have two weeks’ time to file his reply. The respondent-Corporation shall be at liberty to pass final 2026:UHC:3701-DB 2 order taking into consideration the reply and the evidence, if any, filed by the petitioner. 4. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. 5. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J. Dt: 14th May, 2026 Rathour PRAVINDRA SINGH RATHOUR Digitally signed by PRAVINDRA SINGH RATHOUR DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=23699ccc2fd40ad81b6fd13323779d9e3aeb10 97d17dbb53d481cabd25946eed, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=1F65499E931DF71CDAF92A40CC6179B8 E010331BA695239171F906FD5C45C4E8, cn=PRAVINDRA SINGH RATHOUR Date: 2026.05.16 10:37:15 +05'30'