Authority: High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital
Order Date: 06 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Jagdish Chandra Sharma; Respondents: Uttarakhand Transport Corporation and others.
- Petition (Writ Petition Service Single No. 1690 of 2026) sought a writ of certiorari to quash the impugned pay fixation and a recovery order directing the petitioner to pay a certain amount.
- Counsel: petitioner represented by Mr. Suresh Chandra Bhatt; respondents by Mr. Lalit Samant.
- The Court noted that the matter had been previously decided by a Coordinate Bench on 14 June 2022 in WPSS No.1593 of 2021 (Balam Singh Aswal vs Managing Director & Others) and that decision was affirmed by a Division Bench on 04 April 2024 in Special Appeal No.245 of 2022 (Managing Director, Uttarakhand Transport Corporation vs Ashok Kumar Saxena).
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is allowed; the pay fixation and the recovery order are quashed in accordance with the 14 June 2022 judgment and its 04 April 2024 affirmation.
- No order as to costs.
- Any pending applications, if any, are disposed of.
Topics: Legal Judgment, Public Employment