2025:UHC:7693 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2560/2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. Abilash Nainwal, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Ganesh Kandpal, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Mr. Shobhit Saharia, learned counsel for the respondent-THDC. 4. Petitioner claims to be a project affected person, as his agricultural land was acquired for Tehri Dam Project. According to him, certain benefits under Rehabilitation Policy were given to him, however, he relies on a decision taken in a meeting of High Powered Committee on 23.09.2000 for claiming some more benefits. 5. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following relief:- (i)Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner in terms of decision taken by the coordination committee in its meeting held on 23rd of September 2000 read with Collateral Damage Policy, 2013 as amended in the year 2021. 6. After arguing for a while, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition be disposed of by directing the Competent Authority to examine petitioner’s claim, as per the applicable policy. 2025:UHC:7693 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the Competent Authority to look into the representation made by petitioner on 16.05.2025 and take decision, strictly as per applicable Policy, within six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. It goes without saying that THDC shall also be heard before passing any order. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 29.08.2025 Aswal NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9 802a3a08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F 5C22DACF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2025.08.29 05:17:14 -07'00'