2026:UHC:236 SL. No. Dat e Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar ’s or der w it h Sign at u r es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS W PMS/ 3 3 / 2 0 2 6 Hon ’ble Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J 1. Mr. Amar Murti Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Ganesh Kandpal, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. This writ petition has been filed by an Association of Stage Artists. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following reliefs: - (i) A writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the impugned advertisement dated 19.12.2025 issued by respondent no. 3 (contained as Annexure No. 2 to the writ petition). (ii) writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioner society and similarly situated artists to perform cultural groups who were already registered with the respondent authorities. 4. According to petitioner, respondent no. 2 invited applications for registration of Stage Artists by issuing an advertisement, however, that advertisement is published in a newspaper, which has hardly any circulation in State of Uttarakhand. 5. It is contended that due to publication of advertisement in such newspaper, most of the Stage Artists, including petitioners, were deprived of their right to apply for registration in response to the advertisement in 2026:UHC:236 question. 6. Learned State Counsel submits that if petitioners have any grievance then they should have approached the Competent Authority by making a representation. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioner to make representation to respondent no. 3 within 24 hours. If petitioner makes representation within stipulated time, decision thereupon shall be taken within one week thereafter. Petitioner shall be at liberty to make representation through electronic mode, including e-mail. ( Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J) 06.01.2026 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=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a08b 08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DACF 4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.01.06 04:05:46 -08'00' 2026:UHC:236