WPPIL/10/2026 of DR B R AMBEDKAR JAN KALYAN COMMITTEE Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND on 10 January 2026

SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS

W PPI L/ 1 0 / 2 0 2 6 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Hon’ble Siddhartha Sah, J. Mr. Surendra Kumar Bahl, Advocate for the petitioner through video conferencing. Mr. N.K. Papnoi, Standing Counsel for the State.

2. This writ petition allegedly filed in public interest challenges the advertisement dated 04.12.2025 and walk-in-interview held pursuant thereto on 16.12.2025 and 17.12.2025.

3. The reliefs sought in the writ petition are as follow:

“i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned advertisement dated 04.12.2025 and walk in interview dated 16-12-2025 & 17-12-2025 passed by respondent No.6 (contained as Annexure No.1 to this Writ Petition (PIL).

ii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to frame a policy for reservation on the vacant posts under various cadre National Health Mission under District Health and Family Welfare Committee to each District to Uttarakhand.

iii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.1 to implement the government order 92(1)/XXX(2)/2021- 3(15)2012 dated 01.04.2021.”

4. Learned State Counsel submits that in view of provisions contained in Chapter XXI-A Rule 3(4)(b) of the Rules of the Court, 1952, a PIL Petition shall not be entertained in matters pertaining to service, employment, matrimonial issues or matters of the like nature.

5. Rule 3(4) of Chapter XXI-A of Rules of the Court, 1952 reads as under: “(4) No “PIL-Petition or “PIL-Letter” shall be entertained on any of the following subjects:

(a) Matters which are purely in the private domain, such as landlord-tenant relationship, master-servant relationship, relationship between individuals or any juristic person, or any matter of the like nature; or (b) Matters pertaining to service, employment, matrimonial issues or matters of the like nature; or

(c) Matters strictly falling in the arena of criminal or civil jurisdiction, and which constitute disputes amongst individuals, or any matter of the like nature; or (d) Matters which relate to one person, as opposed to a group or class of persons.”

6. Learned State Counsel also refers to a judgment rendered by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Girjesh Shrivastava and others Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and others, reported as (2010) 10 SCC 707.

7. We find substance in the objection raised by learned State Counsel.

8. Admittedly, the reliefs sought in the writ petition are in the nature of service matter. In view of law of the land, public interest litigation is not maintainable in such matters.

9. The writ petition, however, is disposed of with liberty to petitioner to approach the competent authority, highlighting his grievances by making representation.

10. The representation, if made, shall be dealt with, as per law.

(Siddhartha Sah, J.) (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 10.01.2026

Mahinder/

MAHINDER SINGH Digitally signed by MAHINDER SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=da6212e6e78d94ed3134842bc6a8d6ca168979ca7b8c2f031a92d1a18b08923c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=AB77B7C5B240908B392BE84F5CDD4C2AF35DC4626D305B1BC9EA4BABA43D2B8F, cn=MAHINDER SINGH Date: 2026.01.10 16:17:36 +05'30'