UTTARANCHAL VAN RAKSHAK SANGH v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND
WPSS/1023/2025 · 2025-09-19
Manoj Kumar Tiwari
body2025
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2025:UHC:8410 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s
order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
WPSS/1023/2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.
Mr. D.S. Patni, Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. Dharmendra Barthwal, Advocate for the petitioner.
2. Mr. Narain Dutt, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand / respondents.
3. This writ petition was filed by Uttaranchal Van Rakshak Sangh, Uttarakhand challenging orders passed by respondent nos. 5, 6 & 7 on 06.06.2025 and 10.06.2025 respectively. By the said order, Forest Guards, who are members of the petitioner association were transferred from one division to another.
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since the transfer orders have been implemented and petitioners have joined at the transferred places, therefore, the relief as claimed in prayer no. 1 do not survive.
5. Learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that in Forest Department, places have not been categorized as sugam and durgam, although, the Transfer Act provides for such classification of places, therefore, the competent authority be asked to take decision on representation dated 13.06.2025 submitted by the petitioner.
2025:UHC:8410
6. The writ petition is, accordingly,
disposed of with a direction to the Conservator of Forest concerned to look into the issues highlighted by the petitioner in his representation and pass appropriate order, as per law, within eight weeks from date of production of certified copy of this
order.
(Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.)
19.09.2025
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NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a 131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF5 6D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2025.09.20 12:02:10 +05'30'