UKHC010100252023 2026:UHC:7409 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/1865/2023 Guga Lal Singla --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. Vinod Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Suyash Pant, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following reliefs:- 1. To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents No. 2 & 3 to issue treasury challan and permit the petitioner to deposit the remaining purchase price for granting free hold rights in respect the land forth with in terms of Nazul Policy 2009. 2. To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to proceed further and to execute the free hold deed and get registered the same within the stipulated period for the ends of justice. 4. Learned State Counsel submits that Hon’ble Supreme Court in a SLP filed by State has restrained the State Authorities from granting freehold right over Nazul land. He further submits that State Government has also issued a Government Order dated 16.04.2025, whereby absolute ban is imposed on conversion of leasehold right to freehold, qua Nazul land. UKHC010100252023 2026:UHC:7409 5. In view of the statement made by learned State Counsel, there can’t be any direction to State Authorities to grant freehold right to petitioner, by executing freehold deed. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 18.08.2026 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=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DACF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FB B0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.08.20 07:43:44 -07'00'