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HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
Manoj Kumar Gupta, CJ, Subhash Upadhyay, J
Prashant Dobhal – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to tribunal order regarding cause of action. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. concession on the existence of a valid cause of action. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. judicial review of non-reasoned administrative judicial orders. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
JUDGMENT:
(per Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.)
1. The petitioners have assailed the order dated 20.04.2026, passed by the Uttarakhand Public Services Tribunal in Claim Petition No. 52/SB/2026 and also the order dated 18.02.2026, whereby the petitioners’ claim for promotion to the post of Head of Department (Electronics) has been rejected. The petitioners have also prayed for a writ of mandamus directing respondents to convene and conduct the Departmental Promotion Committee for promotion to the post of Head of Department (Electronics) within a stipulated period of time.
2. It appears that representations filed by the petitioners for their promotion to the post of Head of Department (Electronics) in Government Polytechnics of Shrinagar and Kotdwar have been rejected by the State Government vide order dated 18.02.2026. The petitioners challenging the said order, preferred Claim Petitions bearing Petition No. 52/SB/2026 before the Uttarakhand Public Se
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