2025:UHC:5606-DB HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. G. NARENDAR AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK MAHRA 01ST JULY, 2025 WRIT PETITION (M/B) NO. 378 OF 2025 Taj Bibi …...Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand & others …….Respondents. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel. Counsel for the State : Mr. Yogesh Chandra Tiwari, learned Standing Counsel. JUDGMENT :(per Mr. G. Narendar, C.J.) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. Learned Standing Counsel submits, that in view of the absence of the Gram Pradhan, etc., the applications are pending consideration and that no efforts have been made by the respondents to evict them. 3. The submission is placed on record. 4. In view of the acknowledgement of the pendency of the applications, we are of the view that the instant writ petition can be disposed of by directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the applications under the Scheduled Tribes And Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition Of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, as expeditiously as possible. 5. In the meanwhile, the respondents shall refrain 1 2025:UHC:5606-DB from initiating any steps to evict them or prevent them from utilizing the lands in their possession. 6. It is made clear that the lands in the possession of the petitioner shall be utilized only for agricultural purposes and shall not be put to any commercial use. 7. The writ petition stands disposed of in above terms. 8. There shall be no order as to costs. 9. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. ________________ G. NARENDAR, C.J. _____________ ALOK MAHRA, J. Dt: 01st July, 2025 NISHANT 2 NISHANT KUMAR Digitally signed by NISHANT KUMAR DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=ad3fcb5ca64340f5dd0a4c574afa0fd63133605ca57cdc0 0ec2b7462b452b326, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=7E81318F3B1BE7EAAC9370185F7C9C20892BC63 A055CFD1961690560487E670C, cn=NISHANT KUMAR Date: 2025.07.04 12:00:51 +05'30'