Uttarakhand High Court
WPSS/375/2026 on 17 February, 2026
Author: Manoj Kumar Tiwari
Bench: Manoj Kumar Tiwari
2026:UHC:1014
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WPSS/375/2026
Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J
1. Mr. Rajendra Arya, learned counsel
for the petitioner.
2. Mr. G.S. Negi, learned Additional
C.S.C. for the State of Uttarakhand.
3. Petitioner is serving as Assistant
Teacher - L.T. Grade (English). According
to him, he became due for promotion
pay scale in the year 2021 but the same
has not been given to him. Relief sought
in the writ petition, is as under:-
(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature
of mandamus commanding the respondent
to grant a benefit of promotional pay scale w.e.f. year 2021 to the petitioner from the date of his entitlement in pursuant to the government orders dated 12.07.2022, 22.01.2010 and 06.09.2019.
4. Learned State Counsel submits that since petitioner has made a representation to the Competent Authority, therefore, he may be directed to take decision thereupon.
5. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to Regional Additional Director, Nainital to take decision on petitioner's representation, as per law, within ten weeks from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order.
(Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 17.02.2026 Aswal NITI RAJ SINGH Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a08b08d13 ASWAL 69512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DACF4F461 0C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.02.17 05:27:30 -08'00'