UKHC010117462026 2026:UHC:5532 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2054/2026 Nirmala Joshi --Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others --Respondents Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Pankaj Arya, Advocate for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Ghanshyam Joshi, Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand/ respondent no.1. 3. Ms. Ananya Jain, Advocate, holding brief of Mr. Sandeep Kothari, Advocate for respondent nos. 2 to 4. 4. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following reliefs:- “i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of prohibition for quashing the impugned adverse proceedings and notices initiated under the Uttarakhand Nagar Evam Gram Niyojan Tatha Vikas Adhiniyam, 1973. (contained as Annexure no.3 page no.19 to 22 to this writ petition). ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus for restraining the respondents from demolishing, sealing, dispossessing the petitioner from or otherwise interfering with the petitioner's peaceful possession over the property in question. iii) Issue a writ, order or direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner's case in light of the fact that the structure is an old existing structure and that only repair work was being undertaken. iv) Issue a writ, order or direction for expeditious proceedings as the petitioner livelihood is affecting adversely.” UKHC010117462026 2026:UHC:5532 5. Perusal of the record reveals that a notice under Section 27 (1) of Uttarakhand Urban and Country Planning and Development Act, 1973 was issued to petitioner, on 30.10.2025 and petitioner has submitted reply to the said notice. The proceedings are on against petitioner before Joint Secretary, District Level Development Authority, Haldwani. No order against the interest of petitioner has been passed as yet. 6. Learned counsel for respondents are right in submitting that the writ petition is premature at this stage, as no prejudice is caused to petitioner by continuation of proceedings. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioner to raise all contentions before the competent authority under the aforesaid Act. The competent authority shall consider the submissions made by petitioner and take appropriate decision, as per law, as early as possible. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 08.07.2026 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=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86D AAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2026.07.09 10:10:01 +05'30'