2026:UHC:3688-DB I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL HON’BLE THE CHI EF JUSTI CE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTI CE ALOK MAHRA 1 5 TH MAY, 2 0 2 6 SPECI AL APPEAL No. 4 3 0 OF 2 0 2 5 Sandeep Kumar and others. …Appellants Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. …Respondents Counsel for the appellants. : Mr. Vinay Kumar, learned counsel. Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 3. : Mr. Rahul Verma, learned Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr. B.P.S. Mer, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. Counsel for respondent no. 4. : Ms. Priyanka Aggarwal, learned counsel. ORDER : (per Sh r i Man oj Ku m ar Gu pt a, C.J.) 1. Mr. Vinay Kumar, learned counsel for the appellants does not press the special appeal, and states that the appellants would pursue the writ petition. 2. Accordingly, the special appeal is dismissed as not pressed. 3. All pending applications stand disposed of accordingly. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ALOK MAHRA, J. Dt: 15th May, 2026 Rahul 1 RAHUL PRAJAPATI Digitally signed by RAHUL PRAJAPATI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=aa4fa3bee6691397758b14516ed3 e66e61bf4c848741983ed8c39e4145cf1dab , postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=303B55CC3063D34AC45BF8 A192FCAD15C390A1AAD7B39857D2540AE 4C28A4898, cn=RAHUL PRAJAPATI Date: 2026.05.18 10:50:30 +05'30'