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WPSS 1708/ 2025

Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.

Mr. Navnish Negi, Advocate, for

the petitioner.

Mr. Rajeev Singh Bisht, Additional

CSC, for the State.

(2) Petitioner’s mother was employed as Lecturer (Mathematics) in a government aided intermediate college, namely, Arya Kanya Inter College, Kotdwar, District Pauri Garhwal, who died on 23.5.2024. Petitioner has applied for compassionate appointment. Decision on his application, however, has not been taken so far, therefore petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to Chief Education Officer, Pauri to take decision on

his application.

(3) Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that Regulation 93 of Regulations framed under Uttarakhand School Education Act provides for compassionate appointment in government aided schools. He thus submits that delay on the part of the competent authority in taking decision

in the matter is unjust.

(4) Learned State Counsel, by referring to Annexure-3 to the writ petition, submits that the Management of the concerned school has not forwarded the

compassionate a