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2026 DAILYLAW 7953 (UTT)

REENU PAUL v. R K SUDHANSHU

CLCON/391/2026 · 2026-07-10

Pankaj Purohit

Special Leave Petitionbody2026

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UKHC010117812026 2026:UHC:5644 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.” UKHC010117812026 2026:UHC:5644 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'