HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL

Writ Petition Misc. Single No. 840 of 2024

02 DECEMBER, 2025

Reshma … Petitioner

Versus

State of Uttarakhand and others … Respondents

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Mr. Vipul Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Ganesh Kandpal, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of

Uttarakhand.

Mr. Arvind Vashisth, learned Senior Counsel for respondent no. 7

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Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.

JUDGMENT

1. Petitioner was elected as Pradhan of Gram Sabha Nagla Khurd, Block Bhadrabad, District Haridwar in the last election held in 2022. A complaint was made that she does not possess the requisite educational qualification for holding the Office as Pradhan. Copy of the complaint was supplied to petitioner and a notice was also issued to her, asking her to put forth her version. In her reply, petitioner stated that she passed 8^th Standard from Shanti Modern Junior High School, Bhauri Bharapur, Roorkee, District Haridwar, during

Academic Session 2007-08.

2. The complaint was referred to Deputy Education Officer (Roorkee), Haridwar for enquiry. Deputy Education Offi