UKHC010120422026 2026:UHC:5756 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2097/2026 Gurmel Singh --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. Hitesh Chandra Sanwal, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Ms. Mamta Bisht, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following relief:- (i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding/directing the respondent no. 2 to protect and preserve the records with respect to rice allotted and sent to the Government Ration Shop Kalsi, Koruwa, Chakrata and Lakhamandal under BPL and AAY scheme from the year 2013 to 2016, till the application filed by petitioner under Right to Information Act, 2005 Act is decided. 4. Learned State Counsel submits that if petitioner has any grievance then he should have approached the Regional Food Controller instead of rushing to this Court. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has made representation to Regional Food Controller on 06.07.2026. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to Regional UKHC010120422026 2026:UHC:5756 Food Controller to consider petitioner’s representation and pass appropriate order, as per law, within ten weeks from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 14.07.2026 Aswal NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005a a85f9802a3a08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3 D26F5C22DACF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.07.14 04:57:24 -07'00'