2026:UHC:44 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/3662/2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Mukul Dangi, Advocate (Legal Aid) for the petitioners. Mr. Suyash Pant, Standing Counsel for the State. 2. According to the petitioners, they were allotted land for undergoing vasectomy under National Family Planning Programme in village Rishikesh District Dehradun in the year 1994; however, they were thereafter dispossessed from the land so allotted to them. 3. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have sought the following reliefs “I. Issue a writ, order of direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents authorities to restore the possession of the land to the petitioners, which was previously allotted to them, and to refrain from any further eviction without lawful justification. II. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents authorities to take prompt action 2026:UHC:44 on the representations made by the petitioners seeking restoration of possession and allotment of land, and to dispose of these representations in a time-bond manner.” 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners refers to a letter issued by District Magistrate, Dehradun to Additional Secretary, Revenue Department on 27.06.2025. The said letter contains name of 19 persons to whom land was allegedly allotted which includes names of petitioners. 5. Learned State Counsel, however, refers to page 39 of the writ petition, for contending that due to objection raised by Forest Department, petitioners were not given possession of the land, if any, allotted to them. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that once allotment was made in favour of the petitioners, then petitioners are entitled to have possession of the land also. He submits that petitioners be permitted to make fresh representation, although the representation made by them earlier, have not been considered by the authorities. 7. Learned State Counsel submits that he has no objection if the competent authority is 2026:UHC:44 directed to examine the matter in the light of issues raised by petitioners in their representation. 8. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioners to make fresh representation to the Secretary, Revenue Department. If they make representation within two weeks from today, Secretary, Revenue shall look into the matter and pass appropriate order, as per law, within three months thereafter. 9. It goes without saying that while taking any decision, comments from Forest Department, as well as Revenue Authorities, shall be obtained. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 02.01.2026 Mahinder/