2026:UHC:2456-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MR. SUBHASH UPADHYAY Special Appeal No.54 of 2025 7th April, 2026 State of Uttarakhand and Another -----Appellants Versus Bhagwan Chandra Pant and Others ----Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. J.C. Pandey, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand/appellants. Mr. Bhagwat Mehra, learned counsel for the respondents. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER: 1. Shri J.C. Pandey, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand/appellants after making submissions at some length states that the appeal may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the appellant to apply for review before the learned Single Judge. 2. Having regard to the prayer made, the appeal is dismissed as not pressed with liberty to the appellants to file review application if so advised. 3. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. (MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C. J.) (SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J.) Dated: 07.04.2026 SS 1 SUKHBANT SINGH Digitally signed by SUKHBANT SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=71978f9c61bfde0ba69967c787b1764ea7bc7dd129a 8a6380d49b1885e628615, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=2D8B71B8D8E345F6B7F95B1DD4FB4BEBD2B 7D72C42261361AED33172F152148D, cn=SUKHBANT SINGH Date: 2026.04.08 16:55:05 +05'30'