Authority: High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital

Order Date: 20 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Petition: Writ Petition Service Single No.1774 of 2026 filed by Gram Vikas Lekha Sangh (Petitioner) against State of Uttarakhand and others (Respondents).
  • The petitioner initially sought relief No.i challenging Office Memorandum dated 01.08.2025; this relief was not pressed and the petition was dismissed with respect to it.
  • A supplementary affidavit was filed disclosing the names of the association’s members and the court fees paid by each; the affidavit was taken on record and Misc. Application IA/2/2026 was disposed.
  • The petitioner limited the remaining prayer to a direction to Respondent No.2 – Director, Directorate of Departmental Accounts, Dalanwala, Dehradun – to decide the representations filed on 10 September 2025 and 31 March 2026 (Annexure Nos.14 and 15) within a stipulated period.
  • The State counsel raised no objection to the direction.

Final Outcome

  • The writ petition is finally disposed.
  • Respondent No.2, Director, Directorate of Departmental Accounts, Dehradun, is directed to decide the representations dated 10‑09‑2025 and 31‑03‑2026 by a well‑reasoned order within two months from the date of production of the certified copy of this order, strictly in accordance with law.
  • All pending applications are disposed.

Topics: Judicial Order, State Accounting, Legal Relief