Advocates:
['RAKESH THAPLIYAL', '', 'V K KAPARUWAN', 'TAPAN SINGH', 'SUHAIL AHMED SIDDIQUI', 'GHANSHYAM JOSHI']

Reserved Judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

Writ Petition (S/B) No. 445 of 2016

Union of India & another

...Petitioners

Versus

Associations of Class I (Group ‘A’) Officer & others

…Respondents

Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, learned Assistant Solicitor General assisted by Mr. V.K. Kaparuwan, learned

Standing Counsel for the Union of India-petitioners.

Mr. Ram Prasad, learned counsel for the respondents.

JUDGMENT

Coram: Hon’ble Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J.

Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma, J.

Judgment Reserved : 17.12.2019

Judgment Delivered : 08.01.2020

Chronological list of cases referred :

1.

AIR 1958 SC 86

2.

(1993) 4 SCC 10

3.

Order of the Madras High Court in Writ Petition No. 18164 of 2013 dated 30.09.2013

4.

(1991) 4 SCC 54

5.

(1976) 1 SCC 671

6.

AIR 1952 SC 12

7.

AIR 1962 SC 1044

8.

(1967) 1 SCA 413

9.

AIR 1966 SC 828

10.

(1973) 3 SCC 739

11.

(1973) 2 SCC 696

12.

(1970) 1 SCC 575

13.

(1979) 4 SCC 458

14.

(1978) 1 SCC 215

15.

(2013) 4 SCC 465

16.

AIR 1974 SC 1719

17.

AIR 1977 SC 1361

18.

(2012) 4 SCC 407

19.

AIR 1954 SC 728

20.

AIR 1996 SC 2736

21.

(2009) 2 SCC 784

22.

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