Dehradun, June 29 -- Garhwal Post Bureau
NAINITAL, 27 Jun: Uttarakhand High Court has upheld the validity of the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) Junior Engineer (Electrical and Mechanical) Service Bye-laws, 2018, ruling that the classification made under the regulations is constitutionally valid and does not violate Article 14 of the Constitution. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Pankaj Purohit held that the distinction drawn between employees absorbed from the erstwhile Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (UPSEB)/Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) and those directly recruited by UPCL was based on a rational and legally sustainable classification.
The Bench observed that the 2018...