IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 2263 of 2001 (M/S) Yusuf S/o Sri Niyaz Mohd. R/o Dhanpura, Pargana Jwalapur, Tehsil and District Haridwar. …… Petitioner. Versus Additional District Magistrate, Haridwar and three others. …… Respondents. Sri Dinesh Gahatori, learned counsel for petitioner. Sri R.C. Arya, learned Brief Holder for the State/respondent nos. 1 & 2. Sri Rajeev Sharma, learned counsel for the respondent no. 3 Date:- December 05, 2008. Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 21/23.4.2001 (Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition) passed by the Additional District Magistrate, Haridwar/respondent no. 1 whereby Additional District Magistrate directed to Station Officer, Pathari to hear both the parties in the dispute regarding khasara no. 315 of Village Dhanpura and settle the matter in accordance with law. Brief facts of the case giving rise to the writ petition are that the grand father of the petitioner (Buddhu) was having the land is Mauza Mustafa Khasara No. 2000 area 2.380 hectare in Mauza Padartha alias Dhanpura, Khasara No. 315 area 5-18-10 bigha and Khasara No. 355 area 11-17-0 bigha. After the death of Buddhu, the land of Buddhu was transferred in the name of his sons. Since neither any order in favour of the petitioner and his brothers nor in favour of the respondent has been passed by the Additional District Magistrate, Haridwar, only direction was given in administrative capacity to Station Officer police concerned who shall hear both the parties and dispose of the same in accordance with law. In view of the above the writ petition is devoid of merit and is liable to be dismissed. The writ petition is dismissed. Interim order dated 15.6.2001 is vacated. However, the liberty is given to the parties to take steps for appropriate remedy before the court concerned where the lis is pending. All the pending applications stands disposed of accordingly. Dated: 5.12.2008 (B.S. Verma, J.) RMY