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2026 DAILYLAW 7709 (UTT)

LAXMI BISHT v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

WPMS/1954/2026 · 2026-07-07

Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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UKHC010109902026 2026:UHC:5487 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/1954/2026 Laxmi Bisht --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Reituparna Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Devendra Pant, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. According to petitioner, she purchased a plot of land from one Sri Bachi Ram Painuli by a registered sale deed dated 28.06.2010, however, in the revenue records, it is mentioned against the number of plot purchased by petitioner that there is some order passed by Prescribed Authority in proceedings under Imposition of Ceiling on Land Holdings Act. 4. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following relief:- “(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing respondent no. 2 to consider and decide the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law within a time frame fixed by this Hon’ble Court after affording due opportunity of hearing to all concerned parties; Annexure No. 4 Page No. 28 to 31.” 5. After arguing for a while, learned counsel for petitioner confines his prayer and submits that District Magistrate, Dehradun be directed to take decision on UKHC010109902026 2026:UHC:5487 the representation dated 27.03.2026, made by the petitioner. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to District Magistrate to consider the issue raised by petitioner in the representation and pass appropriate order, as per law, within six weeks from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 07.07.2026 Navin NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a131bb4e4403 d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6 ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2026.07.07 17:54:26 +05'30'