Authority: High Court of Uttarakhand, Nainital
Order Date: 19 June 2026
Case Overview
- Appellants: Bazpur Cooperative Sugar Factory and others; Respondent: Mohan Pandey (original petitioner in Writ Petition (S/S) No. 1310 of 2026).
- The appeal challenges the Single Judge’s order dated 18 May 2026, which directed the appellants to permit the petitioner to work as a Security Guard even during the off‑season, effectively granting regular‑employee status.
- The petitioner’s earlier representation seeking regular‑employee status had been rejected, with the Single Judge noting a ban imposed by Government Order dated 12 June 2018; the validity of that rejection was still pending before the writ court.
- Counsel for the appellants argued that the Single Judge’s direction amounted to a final relief and was premature because the underlying representation had not been finally adjudicated.
Final Outcome
- The Division Bench (C.J. Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay) set aside the Single Judge’s order dated 18 May 2026, holding that permitting off‑season work would confer regular‑employee status before the writ petition’s merits are decided.
- The writ petition shall be decided without being influenced by any observation made in the overturned order.
- Any pending applications, if any, were disposed of.
Topics: Employment Law, Cooperative Society