UKHC010137302026 2026:UHC:7078 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2368/2026 Sajid --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mohd. Matlub, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Suyash Pant, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Mr. Siddhartha Singh, Advocate appearing for respondent no. 4. 4. According to the petitioner, respondent no. 4 has encroached upon the only public path available to resident of Village Khempur Thathola, Pargana Manglaur, Tehsil Roorkee, District Haridwar. In this regard, petitioner has made a representation to District Magistrate, Haridwar on 21.07.2026. 5. Petitioner confines his prayer and submits that District Magistrate be directed to decide that representation. 6. Learned State Counsel, however, submits that the land belonging to Gram Sabha was exchanged with respondent no. 4 by an order passed under Section 161 of UPZA&LR Act on 24.04.2010. He, however, submits that he has no objection if District Magistrate is asked to look into the issue raised by petitioner. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, UKHC010137302026 2026:UHC:7078 disposed of with a direction to District Magistrate, Haridwar to consider and decide petitioner’s representation dated 21.07.2026, as per law, within four weeks from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. It goes without saying that respondent no. 4 shall also be given opportunity of hearing before taking final decision in the matter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 11.08.2026 Aswal NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DACF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.08.11 05:53:21 -07'00'