Uttarakhand: High Court issues contempt notice to DG Health, asked- why punitive action should not be taken against you?

Nainital: Uttarakhand High Court heard the matter of giving appointment letter for Nursing Officer recruitment. Also, the High Court has issued a contempt notice to DG Health for not following the order passed earlier in this matter. Also, the court has asked why punitive action should not be taken against you under contempt? The case was heard before a single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari. Whereas Haridwar resident Varun Sharma and others have filed a petition in the High Court in the matter.

Hearing in the High Court regarding the nursing officer recruitment process.

According to the case, Haridwar resident Varun Sharma and others had filed a petition in the High Court saying that the petitioner had participated in the Nursing Officer recruitment process under the interim order of the High Court. After which, while disposing of the petition, the High Court had directed the Uttarakhand Medical Service Selection Board and DG Health, Medical Health and Family Welfare to declare the examination results of the candidates and issue appointment letters by selecting them on the basis of merit.

Notice for not following court guidelines

In this sequence, the Medical Services Board declared the examination results on January 1, 2024. In which the petitioners were declared successful. Said in the contempt petition that on May 6, 2024, the government gave directions to the Director General of Medical Health and Family Welfare to issue appointment letters regarding the appointment of Nursing Officers, but even after that the appointment letters were not issued to the petitioners. Went.