UKHC010145252026 2026:UHC:7343 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2495/2026 Pawan Kumar --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. M.S. Pal, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. Amreen Bano, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Yogesh Pande, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. According to petitioner, he participated in the election held on 15.07.2026 for the office of Up-Pradhan, Ramjeewanpur, District Udham Singh Nagar, but result thereof has not been declared. 4. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following reliefs:- (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent (Competent Authority) to declare the election results of Up- Pradhan of the Village Ramjeewanpur Tehsil Bajpur District Udham Singh Nagar. 5. After arguing for a while, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner be permitted to make representation to District Panchayati Raj Officer, Udham UKHC010145252026 2026:UHC:7343 Singh Nagar, who may be directed to take decision thereupon. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioner to make representation to District Panchayati Raj Officer, Udham Singh Nagar within ten days from today. If petitioner makes representation within stipulated time, District Panchayati Raj Officer shall take decision thereupon, as per law, within six weeks thereafter. It is made clear that other stakeholder, if any, who is likely to be affected by that decision, shall also be given opportunity of hearing before taking final decision. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 17.08.2026 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=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a 08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DA CF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.08.17 06:10:17 -07'00'