JUDGMENT

Lok Pal Singh, J. - By means of present writ petition, petitioner has sought following reliefs :

(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari calling for the record and quashing the impugned communication/order dated 27th May, 2020 issued by the Director, Secondary Education, Uttarakhand, Dehradun, whereby the claim of the petitioner for grant of extension of two years of service granted to the State Awardee has been rejected.

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the benefit of extension of two years of service to the petitioner being the State Awardee of Shailesh Matiyani State Education Award-2017 from 1st April 2020."

2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was holding the charge of Principal in Inter College, Jwalapur, District Haridwar. He retired from services on 30.04.2019 after attaining the age of superannuation. Thereafter, in terms of the provisions of the Government Order dated 08.04.2011, 20.09.2011 and 01.06.2012, the Chief Education Officer, Haridwar granted approval for extension of the services of the petitioner for the period 01.05.2019 to 31.03.2020. Since, the petit