UKHC010118142026 2026:UHC:5580-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MR. SUBHASH UPADHYAY WRIT PETTION (S/B) No. 425 of 2026 09th July, 2026 Jagdish Singh Rawat -----Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others ----Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Prashant Khanna and Himanshu Joshi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. B.P.S. Mer and S.M.S. Mehta, learned Standing Counsel for the State. Mr. Hari Mohan Bhatia, learned counsel for the respondent no.3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT : (per Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta C. J.) 1. The parent department of the petitioner is the Revenue Department, but the said department has not been impleaded as party-respondent, nor the petitioner is ready to implead the Department despite objection by the other side. 2. Consequently, the writ petition is dismissed for non- joinder of the necessary party. 3. The petitioner, if so advised, may file fresh writ petition after impleading necessary parties. 4. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. (MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C. J.) (SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J.) Dated: 09.07.2026 KKS/PP 1