IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND

AT NAINITAL

ON THE 31^ST DAY OF MARCH, 2022

BEFORE:

HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

WRIT PETITION (S/S) No. 1211 of 2021

BETWEEN:

Om Prakash Gaur & another

… Petitioners

AND:

State of Uttarakhand & others

… Respondents

With

WRIT PETITION (S/S) No. 6 of 2022

(By Mr. Abhilash Nainwal and Mr. Vinay Kumar,

Advocates for the petitioners)

(By Mr. C.S. Rawat, learned Chief Standing Counsel for

the State of Uttarakhand, Mr. D.K. Joshi, Mr. Lalit

Samant

and

Mr.

Abhijay

Negi,

counsel

for

the

respondents)

JUDGMENT

1.

Since common questions of fact and law are

involved in both the petitions, therefore, these petitions

are clubbed together and decided by this common

judgment. However, for the sake of brevity, facts of

WPSS No. 1211 of 2021 are being considered.

2.

Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection

Commission issued an advertisement on 13.10.2020

inviting applications for the post of Assistant Teacher

L.T. Grade in various subjects and the last date of

submission of online application was mentioned as

04.12.2020. The academic qualification required for

different

subjects

was