IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 485 (MS) OF 2006 Smt. Mridula Gupta, Wife of Sri Anand Prakash Gupta, Resident of 2/256, Ambica Vihar, Haldwani, District Nainital. ……………..Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal, through Agricultural Secretary, Uttaranchal Shasan, Dehradun. 2. Prescribed authority, Regulated Area/ Sub Divisional Magistrate, Haldwani, District Nainital. ……………Respondents. Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: 03.05.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 not to interfere illegally or arbitrarily in the construction work of the petitioner over the plot no. 4 in the Gem Park, Haldwani, District Haldwani. Further prayer has been made for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to issue necessary sanction of the plan if they do not contravene any provisions of U.P. (Regulation of Building Operations) Act, 1958 or rules and regulations framed thereunder. The petitioner has confined his prayer for the relief with regard to prayer no. ii i.e. a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to issue necessary sanction of the plan if they do not contravene any provisions of U.P. (Regulation of Building Operations) Act, 1958 or rules and regulations framed thereunder. Briefly stated, the grievance of the petitioner is that she has submitted a plan for construction of her building to the respondent no. 2 under the provisions of U.P. (Operation of Buildings Operations) act, 1958 on 23rd September, 2004, but the said plan has not been sanctioned, although the petitioner has submitted a reminder on 16.05.2005. In view of the above, respondent no. 2 is directed to dispose of the application for sanction of the site plan in accordance with law after taking into consideration the relevant byelaws concerning the area in question within a period of four weeks after hearing the petitioner. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. (Rajesh Tandon, J.) 03.05.2006 Rathour