2026:UHC:2605-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 Writ Petition (M/B) No.491 of 2024 9th April, 2026 Girish Chandra Dandriyal -----Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and Others ----Respondents -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Abhijay Negi, Ms. Snigdha Tiwari and Mr. Priyansh Mittal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. B.S. Parihar, learned Addl. C.S.C. for the State of Uttarakhand. Mr. Lalit Miglani, learned counsel for respondent no.2. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT : (per Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta C. J.) 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The main prayer made in the writ petition is for issuing appropriate direction to the respondent- development authority to execute the demolition order dated 23.08.2024 (Annexure No.1) passed against respondent no.4. 3. In the compliance affidavit filed by respondent no.2 the stand taken is that an appeal is pending against the sealing order dated 12.04.2024. It is further stated that a revision at the behest of the development authority in relation to the demolition proceedings initiated by it is pending before the Joint Chief Administrator, Uttarakhand Awas Evam Nagar Vikas Pradhikaran, Dehradun and after the said proceedings are decided further action would be taken accordingly. 1 2026:UHC:2605-DB 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the demolition order was set aside in appeal. Against the said order, the development authority has preferred a revision, which is pending. He submits that appropriate direction be issued to the Joint Chief Administrator, Uttarakhand Awas Evam Nagar Vikas Pradhikaran, Dehradun to expedite the proceedings of the revision. 5. Having regard to the facts of the case and the submissions made, the writ petition is disposed of by providing the revision, if still pending, shall be decided by the authority concerned expeditiously. 6. Needless to state that further action in the matter shall be taken by the development authority based on the outcome of the revision and the appeal which are pending. 7. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. (MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C. J.) (SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J.) Dated: 09.04.2026 SS 2 SUKHBAN T SINGH Digitally signed by SUKHBANT SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=71978f9c61bfde0ba69967c787b1764ea7bc7 dd129a8a6380d49b1885e628615, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=2D8B71B8D8E345F6B7F95B1DD4FB4B EBD2B7D72C42261361AED33172F152148D, cn=SUKHBANT SINGH Date: 2026.04.10 10:57:39 +05'30'