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2026 DAILYLAW 9997 (UTT)

TENZIN THINLEY v. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE DEHRADUN

WPMS/2414/2026 · 2026-08-18

Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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UKHC010139992026 2026:UHC:7394 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2414/2026 Tenzin Thinley --Petitioner Versus District Magistrate Dehradun --Respondent Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. Abhishek Kandwal, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Ms. Mamta Bisht, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. According to petitioner, he has moved an application under Section 6(i) of Citizenship Act, 1955. However, his application has not been forwarded by District Magistrate, Dehradun to Central Government. 4. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following reliefs:- A. Issue a writ or order in the nature of mandamus directing Respondent No. 01 to forward the application alongwith the report of the petitioner MHA File No: 2026080177 (Annexure No. 05- Page no.31-34) to the Respondent No. 02 alongwith all the necessary formalities in a time bound manner. B. Issue a writ or order in the nature of mandamus directing Respondent No. 02 to forward the application alongwith the report of the petitioner MHA File No: 2026080177 to the Respondent No. 03 alongwith all the necessary formalities in a time bound manner. UKHC010139992026 2026:UHC:7394 C. Issue a writ or order in the nature of mandamus directing Respondent No. 03 to issue a certificate for citizenship by naturalization to the petitioner. D. Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus calling for documents pertaining to the Petitioner's application for citizenship by Registration bearing MHA File No: 2026080177 and connected records. 5. Learned State Counsel, however, submits that as per pleadings made in the writ petition, date of birth of the petitioner is 15.09.1992 and he migrated from Tibet to India only on 12.05.2013. 6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to District Magistrate, Dehradun to examine the application along with documents enclosed with the application submitted by petitioner and if everything is found to be in order, then his application may be forwarded to the Competent Authority in Central Government within six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (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=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f98 02a3a08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5 C22DACF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.08.18 04:40:47 -07'00'