UKHC010121192026 2026:UHC:5819 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2111/2026 Kundan Lal --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand & Others --Respondents Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Vinodanand Barthwal, Advocate for the petitioner, through VC. Mr. Sudhir Nailwal, Standing Counsel, for the State. (2) By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following reliefs: “a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature mandamus directing the respondents 1, 2 and 8 to take immediate and strict legal action against the perpetrators under the schedule castes and schedule tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and relevant provisions of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, for practicing untouchability and enforcing social disability upon petitioner/students. b) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to prevent the untouchability to the scheduled caste students in Government inter college Langsi, Joshimath, District Chamoli.” (3) Learned State Counsel is right in submitting that instead of approaching the police authorities under the provisions of BNSS, petitioner has approached this Court, which amounts to abuse of process of Court. Accordingly, writ petition is dismissed with liberty to petitioner to approach the competent authority under the provisions of BNSS. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 15.7.2026 Pr PRABODH KUMAR Digitally signed by PRABODH KUMAR DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3a082a00a95aff911a9559743af8f21c50602ff6eae4e61af3aeab198 d462503, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=0DC111E8D8CA66E16B940EFDF806ACCC1AB588052DF6FC A58C67F3C91957BE53, cn=PRABODH KUMAR Date: 2026.07.15 14:00:34 +05'30' UKHC010121192026 2026:UHC:5819