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IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
ASHISH NAITHANI, SUBHASH UPADHYAY
Praveen Tandon – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent
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| 1. rules 2021 prescribe md qualifications and appointment process. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. petitions challenge appointment; equivalence decision disputed. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. qualifications mandatory; equivalence requires prior reasoned decision. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 4. public appointments demand transparency and statutory competence. (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 5. proviso enables equivalence via administrative experience flexibility. (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40) |
| 6. equivalence by executive; review limited absent perversity. (Para 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46) |
| 7. jr confined to eligibility compliance, not suitability. (Para 47 , 48 , 49 , 50) |
| 8. core issue: rule 9a mandatory eligibility interpretation. (Para 51 , 52 , 53 , 54) |
| 9. rule 9a mandatory; proviso demands record-based reasoned equivalence. (Para 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65) |
| 10. non-compliance breaches articles 14 and 16 equality. (Para 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70) |
| 11. foundational violation renders appointment ultra vires. (Para 71 , 72 , 73 , 74) |
JUDGMENT :
Ashish Naithani, J.
1. These three writ petit
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