UKHC010149582026 2026:UHC:7640 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2569/2026 Vikas Garg --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. Sanjay Bhatt, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Ghanshyam Joshi, learned Additional C.S.C. for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. According to petitioner, he has made an application for recognition as Accepted Journalist to the Competent Authority in the State Government. Since his application is not being considered since January 2024, therefore, he has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs:- 1. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondent No. 2 and 3 to decide the application moved by the Petitioner seeking renewal of recognition of Petitioner as “Accepted Journalist” under the provisions of Uttarakhand Press Representative Recognition Rules, 2001 and consequently issue valid identity card in order to enable the Petitioner to practice his profession of journalist. 4. Having regard to the prayer made in the writ petition, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 2 to take decision on petitioner’s application, one way or the other, within three months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 24.08.2026 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=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a08b08d1369512ea3 0f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DACF4F4610C1FE58A 58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.08.24 02:08:26 -07'00' UKHC010149582026 2026:UHC:7640