Authority: High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital
Order Date: 16 June 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Kusum Gaur, lady conductor employed by Uttarakhand State Transport Corporation.
- Respondents: Uttarakhand State Transport Corporation and others.
- Petition filed as Writ Petition Service Single No. 1835 of 2023 seeking quashing of the eligibility list dated 25‑09‑2023 and mandating promotion to Officer Assistant II (later Junior Clerk).
- Earlier interim order dated 26‑09‑2023 allowed petitioner to participate in promotion exercise but barred declaration of result.
- On 02‑06‑2026 the court directed respondents to produce petitioner’s results in sealed covers.
Findings & Directions
- Respondents produced results showing petitioner participated in the promotion exercise of 11‑10‑2023 (Select Committee) and was found suitable, but result not declared due to interim order.
- Subsequent promotion exercise held on 09‑10‑2025 has not yet yielded final result.
- Court directs that, in view of the 11‑10‑2023 order, petitioner shall be promoted to the post of Junior Clerk (equivalent to Officer Assistant II) with all consequential benefits from the date of vacancy of other candidates.
- Respondents to submit photocopies of the results dated 11‑10‑2023 and 08‑10‑2025 to the court record.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is allowed.
- petitioner is to be promoted to Junior Clerk with applicable benefits, and all pending applications are disposed of.
Topics: Promotion Dispute, Public Sector Employment