Uttarakhand High Court
Vipin Sharma vs State Of Uttarakhand And Others on 20 February, 2026
Author: Pankaj Purohit
Bench: Pankaj Purohit
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WPSS No.456 of 2026
Vipin Sharma ............Petitioner
Vs.
State of Uttarakhand and others .............Respondents
Hon'ble Pankaj Purohit, J.
Mr. B.S. Negi, Advocate for the petitioner.
2. Mr. Rajeev Singh Bisht, Addl. C.S.C. for the State.
3. This writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, whereby the petitioner has sought the following reliefs:-
"i) Issue a writ of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 14.08.2025 passed by respondent no.2, only to the extent whereby the respondent no.2 rejected the claim of the petitioner (contained as Annexure No.1 to this writ petition).
ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to change/adjust the petitioner in some other post with all consequential service benefits from due date."
4. It is contention of learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was in regular service as a Driver with the respondent-Establishment, but due to Bipolar Disorder
- which is a chronic mental health condition - the petitioner is not in a position to discharge his duty as a Driver.
5. The petitioner seeks to be absorbed/adjusted to a post equivalent to the pay scale of a Driver in the respondent- Establishment.
6. It is undisputed that the petitioner has not been removed from the respondent-Establishment; rather, he has been retained in the Department upon the creation of a supernumerary post of Driver after his services were rendered surplus by the Establishment. However, the 2 petitioner wishes to perform some work and, therefore, prays that the respondent-State to absorb/adjust him against a post carrying the same pay scale.
7. Learned counsel for the State prays for and is granted four weeks' time for filing counter affidavit.
8. List this case on 02.04.2026.
(Pankaj Purohit, J.) 20.02.2026 SK