UKHC010072382026 2026:UHC:6506-DB HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SUBHASH UPADHYAY 28TH JULY, 2026 SPECIAL APPEAL No. 143 of 2026 1: Satnam Singh --Appellant Versus 1: State Of Uttarakhand 2: District Magistrate 3: Sub Divisional Magistrate 4: Tehsildar 5: Revenue Sub Inspector 6: Dharmendra Singh 7: Smt. Rajveer Kaur --Respondents Counsel for the appellant. : Mr. Harshpal Sekhon, learned counsel. Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 5. : Mr. B.S. Parihar, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. Counsel for respondent no. 6. : Mr. Jitendra Chaudhary, learned counsel. Counsel for respondent no. 7. : Mr. Parikshit Saini, learned counsel. JUDGMENT : (per Shri Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.) 1. The present intra-court appeal is directed against the order of the learned Single Judge dated 01.04.2026 in WPMS/719/2026, whereby the writ petition filed by respondent no. 7, challenging an order dated 18.03.2026 passed by District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, removing her from the post of Gram Pradhan, Village Bhogpur, Jaspur, District Udham Singh Nagar, was allowed and the authorities were directed to hold fresh proceedings strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj (Removal of Pradhans, Up- Pradhans and Members) Enquiry Rules, 1997. 1 UKHC010072382026 2026:UHC:6506-DB 2. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that, in pursuance of the said order, the authorities have already initiated fresh proceedings and, therefore, he has instructions not to press the instant appeal on merits, but to only pray for a direction to the authorities to conclude the proceedings, now initiated against respondent no. 7, within a stipulated time frame. 3. Having regard to the nature of the prayer made, we dispose of the instant appeal by providing that the proceedings, as may have been initiated against respondent no. 7, in consequence of the liberty granted by the learned Single Judge, be concluded expeditiously. In all other respects, the order of the learned Single Judge is maintained. 4. The appeal is disposed of accordingly. 5. All pending applications stand disposed of accordingly. ______________________ MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J. ___________________ SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J. Dt: 28th July, 2026 Rahul 2 RAHUL PRAJAPATI Digitally signed by RAHUL PRAJAPATI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=aa4fa3bee6691397758b14516ed3e 66e61bf4c848741983ed8c39e4145cf1dab, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=303B55CC3063D34AC45BF8A 192FCAD15C390A1AAD7B39857D2540AE4C 28A4898, cn=RAHUL PRAJAPATI Date: 2026.07.28 17:26:30 +05'30'