IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 293 (MS) of 2009 Sanjay Sharma …Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and another …Respondent Mr. V.K. Kohli, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. I.P. Kohli, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand/respondents. Dated: 14.09.2009 Hon’ble V. K. Bist, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents not to demolish the wall and floor of the house of the petitioner in pursuance to the notice dated 07.02.2009 published in Amar Ujala, without due process of law. Argument of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the respondents are going to demolish the house of petitioner without due process of law for which the Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department Division, Haldwani simply issued a notice in the newspaper. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that it is not clear in the notice that under what provision the action proposed is to be taken against the petitioner. Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand informed the Court that the case no. 51/3/57 and 51/15 of 2009 is pending against the petitioner in respect of same property before the Prescribed Authority, Regulated Area Haldwani-Kathgodam. 2 After hearing learned counsel for the parties it is provided that the proceedings as pointed out by Mr. K.P. Upadhyay may go on as per the law and any action against the petitioner will be taken by the respondent-authority only after following due process of law. With above observations, the writ petition is disposed of finally. No order as to costs. (V.K. Bist, J.) VKG 14.09.2009