SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S ORDERS WPMS No.825 of 2025 Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. Mr. B.M. Pingal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M.S. Bisht, Brief Holder for the State. Heard. It is the case of the petitioner that he has a valid license for transporting varnish, but 50 drums (10,000 litres) of the varnish has been illegally confiscated by the respondent no.2, the Divisional Forest Officer. The petitioner had moved an application for its release before the respondent no.2, the Divisional Forest Officer, but the dates are being adjourned and the matter is not being heard. The petition is disposed of with the request to the respondent no.2, the Divisional Forest Officer, Haldwani, District Nainital, that the application that has been filed by the petitioner for release of the seized varnish be disposed of as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with law. (Ravindra Maithani J.) 21.03.2025 RV