NAINITAL, India, March 25 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 15:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHISH NAITHANI

WRIT PETITION (S/B) NO. 36 OF 2026 16TH JANUARY, 2026

Dr. Manoj Kumar ... Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand & others ... Respondents

Counsel for the petitioner: Mr. Vinay Kumar, learned counsel Counsel for the respondents: Mr. Yogesh Chandra Tiwari and Mr. Gajendra Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel for the State Mr. Nishant Krishna Adhikari, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. Ramji Srivastava, learned counsel for the Uttarakhand Medical Service Selection Board

The Court made the following: JUDGMENT: (per Sri Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.)

The petitioner, by means of the present writ petition, has assailed the Office Memorandum dated 24.12.2025 passed by the Secretary, Department of Medical Health & Medical Education, Government of Uttarakhand, whereby the representation of the petitioner for grant of relaxation in upper age limit for participation in the selection process for the selection of Medical Officers in the State of Uttarakhand has been rejected.

The rest of the judgement can view here:

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=I1mmm2bl4r4EREhYK63Kv40DQ7tbaR%2FN6hvNo0BvXP8WPlvUsFV29NJPWUhelGfe&caseno=WPSB/36/2026&cCode=1&cino=UKHC010010382026&state_code=15&appFlag=

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