Haridwar Nagar Nigam Workers Allowed Regularization Representation

Authority: High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital

Order Date: 09 October 2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: Ram Chandra Singh and another, employed on contract as Driver, Helper (since 2004, 2002) and Lineman (since 2006) with Nagar Nigam Haridwar.
• Respondents: State of Uttarakhand and Nagar Nigam Haridwar.
• Petition sought mandamus to direct regularization under Regularization Rules, 2013 as amended 2025, and grant consequential benefits.
• Reliance on Government Order dated 22 Jan 2014 applying Rules to municipalities and amendment notification dated 05 Dec 2025 extending eligibility to employees with ten years of service up to 04 Dec 2018.
• Petitioners had submitted combined representations for regularization which remained pending.

Final Outcome

• Court disposed the writ petition, granting petitioners liberty to make a fresh representation to the competent authority in Nagar Nigam Haridwar within two weeks from the order date.
• The competent authority must decide on the representation within two months thereafter, in accordance with law.
• No objection was raised by respondent Nagar Nigam Haridwar to the order.

Topics: Labor Regularization, Municipal Employment