High Court of Uttarakhand · 2025

7. Mr. Lalit Sharm a, Advocat e appearing for AI I MS, Rishikesh subm it s t hat alt hough t he order is passed by Adm inist rat ive Officer, but t hat is wit h t he prior approval of t he com pet ent aut horit y i.e. Direct or, AI I MS.

8. From t he order of t his Court , passed in earlier wr it pet it ion, it is apparent t hat t he com pet ent aut horit y was direct ed t o t ake decision. Mr. Lalit Sharm a, Advocat e concedes t hat aut horit y com pet ent for t aking decision is Direct or, AI I MS, Rishikesh. Thus from t he subm ission m ade on behalf of respondent s also, it is revealed t hat t he com pet ent aut horit y did not apply his m ind t o t he represent at ion m ade by pet it ioner alt hough he was under 2 a dut y t o t ake decision in t he m at t er aft er considering t he represent at ion. Mere grant of approval by t he com pet ent aut horit y t o t he order passed by Adm inist rat ive Officer will not validat e an ot herwise invalid order.

9. For t he aforesaid reasons, t he writ pet it ion allowed. I m pugned order is set aside. The Direct or, AI I MS is direct ed t o consider and decide pet it ioner’s represent at ion as per law wit hin t hree weeks, uninfluenced by t he det erm inat ion m ade in t he order dat ed 12.07.2024, im pugned in t his writ pet it ion. ______________________________ M A N OJ K UM A R TI W A RI , J. Dt : 30.10.2025 Mahinder MAHINDER SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=da6212e6e78d94ed3134842bc6a8d6ca168979ca7b8c2f031a92d1a18 b08923c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=AB77B7C5B240908B392BE84F5CDD4C2AF35DC4626D305B1BC 9EA4BABA43D2B8F, cn=MAHINDER SINGH 3