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2026 DAILYLAW 8363 (UTT)

HARIKALA PUN v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

WPMS/1012/2026 · 2026-07-20

Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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UKHC010062302026 2026:UHC:6102 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/1012/2026 Harikala Pun --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. Rajeshwar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. N.K. Papnoi, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Mr. Parikshit Saini, learned counsel for the caveator. 4. Petitioner has challenged order dated 06.04.2026 passed by Chief Development Officer, on behalf of District Magistrate, Dehradun. By said order, a three members committee was constituted to discharge the function of Pradhan till the time power of elected Pradhan is suspended. 5. There is unanimity among learned counsel for the parties that the said order was passed consequent to the order passed by Prescribed Authority in an election petition filed under Section 131H of the Uttarakhand Panchayatraj Act, 2016; the order dated 25.03.2026 passed by Prescribed Authority was set aside by District Judge in a revision vide judgment dated 09.07.2026. UKHC010062302026 2026:UHC:6102 6. In view of subsequent development, namely, setting aside of the order passed by Prescribed Authority, the order impugned in this writ petition do not survive. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed. The order dated 06.04.2026 is quashed. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 20.07.2026 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=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802 a3a08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C2 2DACF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.07.20 07:00:55 -07'00'