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order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
WPMS/1815/2020
Smt. Neelu --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent With WPMS/1278/2020 WPMS/1820/2020
Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.
Ms. Suraiya Naz, Advocate, holding brief of Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners.
2. Ms. Swati Verma and Mr. Pan Singh Bisht, Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand.
3. Mr. Vritant Bhatt, Advocate, holding brief of Mr. Shobhit Saharia, Advocate for respondent no. 5..
4. Since common questions of fact and law are involved in these petitions, therefore, they are clubbed together and are being heard & decided by a common
judgment. However, for the sake of brevity, facts of WPMS/1815/2020 alone are being considered and discussed.
5. Petitioner was elected as Member Zila Panchayat, Vide
order dated 21.07.2020, passed by Director, Panchayati Raj, she was put under suspension.
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6.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was elected for a term of five years and upon expiry of her term, the Zila Panchayat has been re- constituted in 2025. Thus, she submits that writ petition has become infructuous.
7. In view of the statement made, the writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous.
(Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 04.08.2026 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=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DA AB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2026.08.04 17:59:44 +05'30'