Reserved on: 17.07.2025 Delivered on: 06.08.2025

HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

Writ Petition No. 1291 of 2022 (S/S)

Yogendra Kumar Shah and another ….......Petitioners

Vs.

State of Uttarakhand and others …..…..... Respondents

Present : Mr. Vinay Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Narain Dutt, Standing Counsel for the State of

Uttarakhand/respondent nos.1 and 2.

Mr. Ashish Joshi, Advocate for the Uttarakhand Public Service

Commission/respondent no.3.

With

Writ Petition No. 1295 of 2022 (S/S)

Mohan Chandra and another ….......Petitioners

Vs.

State of Uttarakhand and others …..…..... Respondents

Present : Mr. Vinay Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Narain Dutt, Standing Counsel for the State of

Uttarakhand/respondent nos.1 and 2.

Mr. Ashish Joshi, Advocate for the Uttarakhand Public Service

Commission/respondent no.3.

JUDGMENT

Per: Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J.

Since common question of facts and law involved in both

these writ petitions, they are heard together and are being decided

by this common judgment.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the

record.

3. The challenge in both these writ petitions is made to the Final Merit List dated 31.05.2022, published by respondent n