WPSS/2239/2026 of VINOD CHANDRA Vs UNION OF INDIA on 21 August 2026

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WPSS/2239/2026

Vinod Chandra and others --Petitioners Versus Union of India and others --Respondents

Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.

Mr. Prashant Khanna, Advocate for the petitioner.

2. Mr. Hari Mohan Bhatia, Advocate for respondent nos. 2 to 4.

3. According to petitioners, they are serving as Multi Tasking Staff on daily wages in Income Tax Department. Petitioners have sought a direction to the authorities to regularize their services as Multi Tasking Staff and to grant them all service benefits from the date of their initial engagement in the department.

4. Mr. Hari Mohan Bhatia, learned counsel for Income Tax Department, however, submits that even though petitioners have made representation, which are enclosed with the writ petition, however, if petitioners make fresh representation to the competent authority, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law.

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5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to petitioners to make separate representation(s) to the competent authority. If they make representation(s) within two weeks from today, decision thereupon shall be taken as per law, within eight weeks by passing a reasoned and speaking order.

(Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 21.08.2026 Navin

NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a131bb4e4403 d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6 ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2026.08.21 17:54:02 +05'30'