Shwet a Kandpal alias Swet a Nripendra Lingwal - Pet it ioner v. St at e of Ut t arakhand t hrough Secr et ary and ot

St at e of Ut t arakhand t hrough Secr et ary and ot hers - - Respondent s -------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence: - Mr. Arvind Vashist h, Senior Advocat e for t he pet it ioner in WPSB No. 138 of 2016 There is no represent at ion for t he pet it ioner in WPSB No. 137 of 2016 Mr. Sushil Vashist h, St anding Counsel for t he St at e/ respondent No. 1 Mr. Pankaj Miglani, Advocat e for respondent No. 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Th e Co u r t m a d e t h e f o l l o w i n g : JUDGMENT: ( p e r H o n ’ b l e Ju s t i ce Sr i M a n o j K u m a r Ti w a r i )

1. Since t hese t wo writ pet it ions involve com m on quest ions of law and fact , t hey were heard t oget her and are being decided by t his com m on j udgm ent . However, for t he sake of brevit y, fact s of Writ Pet it ion ( S/ B) No. 138 of 2016 alone, are being considered and discussed.

2. Pet it ioner possesses Bachelor ’s Degree in Hot el Managem ent . She responded t o an advert isem ent whereby applicat ions were invit ed for appoint m ent as Managem ent Officer in St at e Est at e Depart m ent . 1 Pet it ioner ’s candidat ure was rej ect ed on t he ground t hat she do not possess t he necessary qualificat ion for appoint m ent which is Diplom a in Cat ering and Hot el Managem ent . Thus feeling aggrieved, pet it ioner filed t his writ pet it ion in 2016, seeking t he following reliefs: - t he A. I ssue a writ order direct ion in t he nat ur e of cert iorari quashing let t er No. 133( 1) / 08/ D.R./ SEWA- t he 02/ 2011- 12 Dat ed 19- 08- 2015 declared pet it ioner is not in possession of t he essent ial educat ion qualificat ion let t er No. ( ANNEXURE NO. 06) ; and 205/ 03/ D.R./ SEWA- 02/ 02/ 2011- 12; dat ed 21/ 11/ 2015 ( ANNEXURE NO. 08) t hat B. I ssue writ order or direct ion t he nat ure of m andam us com m anding t he respondent s t o perm it t he pet it ioner part icipat e in t he I nt erview in pursuance of advert isem ent No. 03 / D.R./ S- 2/ 2011- 12 dat ed 01 Oct ober, 2011 advert ised post for " Wyawast hadhikari" in St at e Propert y Depart m ent ( ANNEXURE NO. 03) I ssue writ order or direct ion t he nat ure of C. m andam us com m anding t he respondent s t o consider t he degree of t he pet it ioners valid as and sufficient for t he post of " Wyawast hadhikari" in St at e Propert y Depart m ent and Grant com pensat ion t o t he pet it ioner I ssue writ order or direct ion D. t he nat ure of m andam us com m anding t he respondent s t o incorporat e " Degree in Hot el Managem ent " in advert isem ent No. 03 / D.R./ S- 2/ 2011- 12 dat ed 01 Oct ober, 2011 advert ised in St at e Propert y Depart m ent at Serial No. 03 ( ANNEXURE NO. 02) " Wyawast hadhikari" E. I ssue a writ order direct ion in t he nat ure of cert iorari quashing advert isem ent No. 03 / D.R./ S- 2/ 2011- 12 dat ed 2011 " Wyawast hadhikar i" Depart m ent at Serial No. 03 ( ANNEXURE NO. 03) in St at e Propert y 01 Oct ober, advert ised I ssue writ order or direct ion F. t he nat ure of m andam us com m anding t he respondent s t o incorporat e " Degree in Hot el Managem ent " in " Ut t ar Pradesh Public Propert y Depart m ent Group B and Group C Service Rules 1983" as adopt ed by St at e of Ut t arakhand for t he in St at e Propert y Depart m ent .” " Wyawast hadhikari"

3. Mr. Pankaj Miglani, learned counsel appearing for Ut t arakhand Public Service Com m ission subm it s t hat select ion process com m enced in 2011 pursuant t o 2 advert isem ent dat ed 11.10.2011 and concluded 2015 and all select ed candidat es were also appoint ed in 2015, t herefore t he issue raised by pet it ioner is now only of academ ic int erest , as all t he vacancies, which was advert ised have been filled.

4. This Court finds subst ance in t he said subm ission. Since t here is no int erim order passed in favour of pet it ioner eit her perm it t ing her t o appear t he int erview or for keeping any vacancy reserved, t herefore no relief can be grant ed t o pet it ioner at t his belat ed st ge.

5. Accordingly, t he writ pet it ions are dism issed as infruct uous. _______________________________ M A N OJ K UM A R TI W A RI , J. ____________________________ SUBH A SH UPA D H YA Y, J. Dt : 9 t h June, 2025 Mahinder 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=AB77B7C5B240908B392BE84F5CDD4C2AF35DC4626D305B1BC9EA4BABA4 3D2B8F, cn=MAHINDER SINGH 3