2026:UHC:2719 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/929/2026 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Vikas Pande, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Suyash Pant, Standing Counsel for the State. Mr. S.S. Chauhan, Advocate for the respondent. 2. Petitioners are resident of village Jaykot Post Kailash, Dharchula, District Pithoragarh. 3. According to them, during construction of Gasku-Kureel Motor Road, residential house and other property of the petitioners has been badly damaged, but no compensation has been paid to them. Petitioners have sought a direction to the authorities to pay compensation along with interest for the damage caused to their house and land. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have made representation to the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Dharchula, District Pithoragarh, who may be directed to take decision thereupon. 5. After arguing for a while, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners be permitted to make fresh representation to the District Magistrate. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed 2026:UHC:2719 of by permitting petitioners to make representation to the District Magistrate, Pithoragarh for compensation. If they make representation within ten days from today, decision thereupon shall be taken as per law, within four months thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 16.04.2026 Mahinder/ MAHINDER SINGH Digitally signed by MAHINDER SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=da6212e6e78d94ed3134842bc6a8d6ca168979ca7b8c2f031a92d1a18b08923c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=AB77B7C5B240908B392BE84F5CDD4C2AF35DC4626D305B1BC9EA4BABA4 3D2B8F, cn=MAHINDER SINGH Date: 2026.04.16 17:52:56 +05'30'