2025:UHC:8160 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2670/2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. J.C. Karnatak, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.K. Papnoi, Standing Counsel for the State. Mr. S.S. Chauhan, Advocate for respondent No. 3. 2. Petitioner made a complaint against respondent No. 5, who is serving as Incharge Chief Engineer in Uttarakhand Pyjal Nigam. 3. The Secretary, Drinking Water has considered and rejected the complaint, based on an inquiry report, submitted by Managing Director, Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan, by passing a detailed order. In this petition, petitioner has challenged the said detailed order, passed by Secretary, Drinking Water. 4. Perusal of the order passed by Secretary, Drinking Water reveals that he has considered the issues raised by petitioner in his complaint and appropriate reasons have also been indicated for not accepting the allegations made by petitioner. 5. This Court finds substance in the submission made by learned counsel for respondent that petitioner do not have a locus standi, as he is a busybody, who has no direct interest in the matter. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 12.09.2025 Mahinder/ MAHINDER SINGH Digitally signed by MAHINDER SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=da6212e6e78d94ed3134842bc6a8d6ca168979ca7b8c2f031 a92d1a18b08923c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=AB77B7C5B240908B392BE84F5CDD4C2AF35DC4626 D305B1BC9EA4BABA43D2B8F, cn=MAHINDER SINGH Date: 2025.09.12 18:54:04 +05'30' 2025:UHC:8160