UKHC010130782026 2026:UHC:6450 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2254/2026 Anusuiya Prasad Bijlwan & Another --Petitioners Versus State of Uttarakhand & Others --Respondents Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Kaparuwan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Devendra Pant, Standing Counsel, for the State. Ms. Ananya Jain, Advocate, i/b Mr. Sandeep Kothari, Advocate for the respondent no. 4. (2) Petitioners are residents of Anand Vihar, Muni Ki Reti, Tehri Garhwal. According to them, even though they were not liable to pay house tax, however house tax was collected from them. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have sought the following reliefs: “i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to grant exemption from house tax/building tax to the petitioners for a period of ten years in terms of Chief Minister Announcement No. 323/2018 and Government communications issued pursuant thereto. ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to refund the amount of house tax/building tax already deposited by the petitioner alongwith admissible interest within a stipulated period as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Court.” UKHC010130782026 2026:UHC:6450 (3) This Court cannot go into the issue raised by the petitioners and ends of justice would be met if petitioners are permitted to approach the competent authority in Nagar Palika Parishad, Muni Ki Reti-Dhalwala. Writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioners to make separate representation to the Executive Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Muni Ki Reti-Dhalwala. If they make such representation within ten days from today, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law, within ten weeks thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 28.7.2026 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=3a082a00a95aff911a9559743af8f21c50602ff6eae4e6 1af3aeab198d462503, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=0DC111E8D8CA66E16B940EFDF806ACCC1AB5 88052DF6FCA58C67F3C91957BE53, cn=PRABODH KUMAR Date: 2026.07.28 18:12:39 +05'30'