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2026 DAILYLAW 7556 (UTT)

NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE TRUST v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

WPPIL/83/2026 · 2026-07-02

Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Pankaj Purohit

Public Interest Litigationbody2026

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UKHC010111982026 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPPIL No.83 of 2026 National Public Service Trust …………Petitioner Vs. State of Uttarakhand and others …………Respondents Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Hon’ble Pankaj Purohit, J. Ms. Prabha Naithani, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. A.P. Singh, learned Addl. Advocate General with Mr. Rajeev Singh Bisht, D.A.G. for the State. 3. According to the petitioner certain liquor shops are running next to National Highway contrary to law of the land. 4. Learned counsel for the State however submits that petitioner has sought a general direction to the State to undertake a survey of all liquor shops to ascertain which liquor shops are running contrary to the law of the land. 5. Thus it is contended that such omnibus direction cannot be issued in a writ petition. 6. Accordingly writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make a representation to the concerned District Magistrate regarding running of liquor shops contrary to the directives of Hon’ble Supreme Court. If petitioner makes such a representation, the District Magistrate concerned shall look into the matter and take decision, after hearing all the stakeholders, as per law, within six weeks’ thereafter. (Pankaj Purohit, J.) (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 02.07.2026 02.07.2026 SK