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SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
CLCON No.391 of 2026 Reenu Paul
……….Petitioner Versus R.K. Sudhanshu and others ……….Respondents
Hon'ble Pankaj Purohit, J.
Mr. Abhijay Negi and Ms. Snigdha Tiwari,
learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. This contempt petition has been filed under Section 12 of The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 alleging willful and deliberate contempt of this Court’s order dated 09.01.2026, passed in WPPIL No.37 of 2025, Reenu Paul Vs Union of India and others.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn attention of this Court in paragraph no.4 of the
order dated 09.01.2026 and contends that the respondents-contemnors are cutting down the trees and therefore it is deliberate and willful contempt of this Court’s aforesaid order.
4. Paragraph no.4 of the said order is quoted hereinbelow:-
“In that view and in view of the fact that the
issue of destruction of forest cover or green cover
has been seized of by the Hon’ble Apex Court in
the case of ‘Anita Kandwal Vs. State of
Uttarakhand’ in SLP No.21058 of 2025, we deem
it appropriate that the other issues relating to
cutting of trees, it would be appropriate, if this
Court awaits the decision of the Hon’ble Apex
Court. In the alternative, the petitioner is also
granted liberty to seek implement in the pending
proceedings and seek adjudication of the said
issue.”
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5. Having gone through the content of paragraph no.4, this Court is of the view that no such direction has been issued in the said order, which reflects that the respondents-contemnors are restrained from cutting the trees, therefore no contempt is made out.
6. Accordingly contempt petition is hereby dismissed.
(Pankaj Purohit, J.)
10.07.2026 SK
SHUBHAM KAPRUWAN Digitally signed by SHUBHAM KAPRUWAN DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=a29a2f80b93835a432d093afc472d9355959ee0ff878380c645e17d546a24821, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=B505B049BA2FDAC35E7AE325DEE1505D6C35AF3D290C229CDC609D61801E1E4F, cn=SHUBHAM KAPRUWAN Date: 2026.07.13 17:51:42 +05'30'