I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND

AT NAI NI TAL

HON’BLE THE CHI EF JUSTI CE SRI G. NARENDAR

AND

HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE SUBHASH UPADHYAY

25^TH AUGUST, 2025

SPECI AL APPEAL No. 207 OF 2025

Dr. Om Prakash Lathwal …..Appellant.

Versus

State of Uttarakhand and others. …Respondents

Counsel for the appellant : Mr. Tanupriya Joshi, learned counsel.

Counsel for the respondents : Mr. S.S. Chaudhary, learned Standing

Counsel for the State.

JUDGMENT : (per Sri G. Narendar, C.J.)

Heard learned counsel for the appellant.

2. The case of the appellant-writ petitioner is that he has not been paid salary for the period between 01.05.2014 to 15.07.2014, second annual increment for the period between 26.05.2013 to 25.05.2014, third annual increment for the period between 26.05.2014 to 15.07.2014 and HRA for the

period between 01.08.2011 to 31.07.2012.

3. The learned Single Judge, placing reliance on the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Union of I ndia vs. Tarsem Singh reported in ( 2008) 8 SCC 648, has been

pleased to reject the claim as being hit by delay and laches.

4. The claim relates to the period ending 15^th July,

2014 and the writ petition is of the year 2025.

5. It is the case of the petitioner that several rep