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2026 DAILYLAW 5669 (UTT)

VEDPAL v. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE

WPMS/3548/2025 · 2026-05-14

Rakesh Thapliyal

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SL. No. Dat e Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or d ir 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 WPMS No. 1285 of 2026 WPMS Nos 3234, 3427, 3428, 3498, 3511,3530,3536,3537,3541,3546,3547,3548,3549,3550,3583,3602,3613, 3623,3624,3625,3626 of 2025 Hon'ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Parishit Saini, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. Mr. Sudhir Kumar Nailwal, learned Standing Counsel for the State. 3. Ms. Anjali Bhargava, learned counsel for the Gram Sabha. 4. In all these petitions, the issues are common and the same can be disposed of without inviting counter affidavit. 5. As it appears from the impugned order respondent no. 1- Deputy Director Consolidation, Haridwar directed to ensure presence of all the concerned including Pradhan and the members of consolidation to be present at the time of demarcation. 6. The State Counsel as well as Ms. Anjali Bhargava, learned counsel for the Gram Sabha, on instructions, apprise to this Court that the petitioners of all these petitions are putting hindrance in the process of demarcation. They also apprise to this Court that the demarcation is being carried out to identify the land of Gram Sabha. 7. Mr. Parikshit Saini, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are not against the demarcation but they are under an apprehension that under garb of the demarcation attempt can be made to dislocate their land. 8. Be that as it may, the process of demarcation is only to ascertain the correct location of land, therefore, at this juncture this Court is of the view that the order impugned nowhere prejudice the rights of the petitioners, therefore, when the officials are initiating the process of demarcation they have to cooperate. 9. In such view of the matter, all these petitions are disposed of finally with the direction to the S.D.M. concerned to initiate the process of demarcation strictly as per law and during process of demarcation each of the petitioners shall cooperate and if they put any hindrance, the concerned official shall immediately take strict action against them. 10. It is made clear that till the process of demarcation is completed, the status quo with regard to the possession of each of the petitioners shall also be maintained. It is further made clear that if during demarcation the opportunity of hearing is required the officials shall also give opportunity of hearing. 11. No order as to costs. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 14.05.2026 Parul