HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 602 of 2025 Bariku ….....Petitioner Versus District Magistrate, District Haridwar and others ….….Respondents Present:- Mr. G.D. Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Devendra Pant, Standing Counsel for the State. Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks direction that the representation handed over to the respondent no.1 on 27.11.2024 may be decided expeditiously by the respondent no.1. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 3. It is argued that a public pathway has been illegally encroached due to which the pathway has narrowed and it is prone to accident. The petitioner has given representation to the respondent no.1, District Magistrate, Haridwar, but no action has been taken. 4. Learned State counsel would submit that the representation may be decided within four weeks. 5. The Court takes on record the statement of learned State counsel. 2 6. The petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent no.1 to decide the representation of the petitioner (Annexure 4 to the petition) within a period of four weeks. (Ravindra Maithani, J) 25.02.2025 Jitendra