UKHC010116922026 2026:UHC:5632-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHASH UPADHYAY 10th July, 2026 WRIT PETITION (M/B) NO. 567 OF 2026 Aditya Singh ….Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Santosh Kumar, learned Senior Counsel (through V.C.) assisted by Sri Abhishek Chilwal, learned counsel. Counsel for the respondents : Sri Amarendra Pratap Singh, learned Additional Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. JUDGMENT : (PER: SRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J.) 1. The petitioner is aggrieved by an order passed by the District Magistrate, Nainital dated 26.05.2026, by which penalty has been imposed upon the petitioner under the provisions of the The Uttarakhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation, and Storage) Rules, 2021, as amended by the 4th Amendment, 2024 and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner very fairly concedes that against the impugned order, Appeal lies to the Commissioner of the Division. 3. In view of it, we are not inclined to examine the validity of the order, and relegate the petitioner to the remedy provided under Rule 14 of the Uttarakhand Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation, and Storage) Rules, 2020. UKHC010116922026 2026:UHC:5632-DB 2 4. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. 5. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of accordingly. _____________________ MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J. ___________________ SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J. Dt: 10th July, 2026 Rathour PRAVINDRA SINGH RATHOUR Digitally signed by PRAVINDRA SINGH RATHOUR DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=23699ccc2fd40ad81b6fd13323779d9e3ae b1097d17dbb53d481cabd25946eed, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=1F65499E931DF71CDAF92A40CC61 79B8E010331BA695239171F906FD5C45C4E8, cn=PRAVINDRA SINGH RATHOUR Date: 2026.07.13 17:37:27 +05'30'