Uttarakhand High Court
Anil Chandra Baluni vs State Of Uttarakhand & Others on 15 April, 2026
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HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA
AND
THE HON'BLE JUSTICE SHRI SUBHASH UPADHYAY
15th April, 2026
Writ Petition (PIL) No. 53 of 2026
Anil Chandra Baluni ------Petitioner
Versus
State of Uttarakhand & others -----Respondents
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Presence:-
Mr. Gyanendra Kumar Sharma, learned counsel assisted by Ms.
Khushboo Tiwari Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Mr. Puran Singh Bisht, learned Chief Standing Counsel, assisted by Mr.
Gajendra Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel for the State/respondent
no. 1.
Mr. Shobhit Saharia, learned counsel assisted by Ms. Arushi Batra,
learned counsel for the respondent no.2.
Mr. Dharmendra Barthwal, learned counsel for the respondent no. 3.
Mr. Ankit Bisht, Advocate, holding brief of Mr. Vinay Kumar, learned
counsel for the respondent no.4.
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JUDGMENT:
(per Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.)
1. The present petition has been filed in public
interest for the following reliefs:
“(1). Issue a writ of certiorari quashing the
Procedure Determination Regulation, 2026 for the
selection and Appointment of Managing Director
and Executive Director, dated 05.03.2026,
enacted separately for PTCUL, UPCL and UJVNL,
Annexure No. P-1, P-2 and P-3 at Pages 31 to
136, on the ground that the Rules violates Articles
14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and are
resultant of arbitrary and biased administrative
action of the State.
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(2). Pass an interim order for stay of the operation of
the Procedure Determination Regulation, 2026 for
the selection and appointment of Managing
Director and Executive Director dated 05.03.2026
enacted separately for PTCUL, UPCL and UJVNL,
Annexure No. P1, P-2 and P-3 Pages 31 to 136
and appointments, if are required for the
administrative exigency , may be made under the
Uttarakhand Selection and Appointment of
Managing Directors and Directors Procedure
Determination Rules (Amended) 2021, Annexure
No. P-4 pages 137 to 166.
(3) Issue a direction that until rational, legal and
well-reasoned Rules are framed, the appointments
in all the three Corporations of the Power Sector,
Government of Uttarakhand may be made in
accordance with the Uttarakhand Selection and
Appointment of Managing Director and Procedure
Determination Rules (amended) 2021; and”
2. It is stated in paragraph 8 of the writ petition
that no other petition to the knowledge of the
petitioner is pending before this Court on the same
issue.
3. Learned counsel for the respondent-
corporations point out that the same Regulations are
under challenge at the behest of the aggrieved person
in Writ Petition (S/B) No. 184 of 2026, Anupam Singh
vs. Principal Secretary, Energy Department,
Government of Uttarakhand and others, wherein on
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02.04.2026, while entertaining the said writ petition,
counter affidavit was invited from the respondents.
4. As the Regulations are already under
challenge at the behest of aggrieved person, therefore,
we are not inclined to entertain the present PIL.
5. The PIL is dismissed.
6. Pending application, if any, also stands
disposed of.
(MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J.)
(SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J.)
Dated: 15.04.2026
Kaushal
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