Judgment [Per: Hon'ble J.C.S. Rawat, Chairman]

1. This matter has been referred by the Division Bench to a larger Bench of this Tribunal for consideration of following question:

"Whether the vires of rules, regulations, government orders or letters can be challenged before the Uttarakhand Public Services Tribunal."

2. The controversy arose before the Division Bench comprising of Hon'ble Sri V.K.Maheshwari, Vice Chairman(J) and Hon'ble Sri U.D.Chaube, Member(A) when the petitioner filed a petition before the Tribunal seeking following relief:

"In view of the facts mentioned in Para 4 above, of the petition prays for the following relief : -

i. To issue an order or direction to set aside impugned notification dated 24.12.2008 and the letter No. DG-1-201-08(2) of dated 20.12.2008 issued by respondent No.3, after calling the entire record and the aforesaid letter dated 20.12.2008 declaring the same as illegal and against the service rules of 2004 along with its effect and operation also.

ii. Issue an order or direction, directing to the respondents to determine the year wise vacancies of S.I. for promoted quota w.e.f. 9.11.2000 and to prepare the eligibility list year wise amongst the elig

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