2026:UHC:4574 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/1708/2026 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Chandel, Advocate for the petitioner. 2. Mr. V.D. Bisen, Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. According to the petitioner, he has filed an application under Rule 285-I of Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Rules, which is pending before Commissioner, Kumaon Division. 4. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following reliefs: “i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding/directing the court of learned Commissioner Kumaon Mandal, Nainital to take decision on the applications moved by petitioner in case No. 03/2024-25 of 2025, ‘Nishan Singh Vs. State of Uttarakhand’, expeditiously, within the stipulated period fixed by this Hon’ble Court. ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding/directing to the parties of case No. 03/2024-25 of 2025, ‘Nishan Singh Vs. State of Uttarakhand’ pending before the court of learned Commissioner Kumaon Mandal, Nainital, to maintain status quo and not to create any third party interest in regards to the subject matter of the land in the aforesaid suit, till the final decision in Case No. 03/24-25 of 2025.” 5. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the aforesaid application was filed by petitioner in the month of 2026:UHC:4574 September, 2025, but, petitioner’s interim relief application also has not been considered as yet. He submits that the Commissioner, Kumaon Division be directed to decide the application expeditiously. 6. Having regard to the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Commissioner, Kumaon Division to consider petitioner’s interim relief application, on any date within four weeks from today and pass necessary orders. The Commissioner is further directed to make endeavour to decide the application of the petitioner within four months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order, provided the other side has been served. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 09.06.2026 Navin