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2026 DAILYLAW 9272 (UTT)

JITENDRA KUMAR AGARWAL v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

WPMS/2199/2026 · 2026-08-03

Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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UKHC010128172026 2026:UHC:6731 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2199/2026 Jitendra Kumar Agarwal --Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others --Respondents Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Ms. Menka Tripathi and Mr. Aishwary Prakash Joshi, Advocates for the petitioner. 2. Mr. K.S. Mehta, Additional Chief Standing Counsel, Mr. Suyash Pant, Standing Counsel and Mr. Pan Singh Bisht, Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand/ respondent nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5. 3. Ms. Neeti Rana, Standing Counsel for the Union of India/ respondent nos. 6 & 7. 4. According to petitioner, he had made a complaint to Principal Secretary, Planning on 14.05.2026 on which an enquiry was ordered, vide order dated 02.06.2026. 5. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought a direction to the competent authority to conclude the enquiry as early as possible. 6. Learned State Counsel was granted time to get instructions. Based on instructions, learned State Counsel UKHC010128172026 2026:UHC:6731 submits that Secretary, Planning Department has been appointed Enquiry Officer to look into the allegations made in the complaint by petitioner. He thus submits that the relief sought in the writ petition do not survive after appointment of the Enquiry Officer. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a request to the Enquiry Officer to have the enquiry concluded as early as possible. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 03.08.2026 Navin NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21C E5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2026.08.03 17:00:28 +05'30'