IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 247 of 2002 (M/B) Kamal Singh S/o late Ranvir Singh r/o Village and Post peerumdara, Tehsil Ramnagar, District Nainital. .......... Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal, through Revenue Secretary, Uttaranchal Sashan, Dehradun. 2. District Magistrate, Nainital. 3. Settlement Officer Consolidation Rudrapur, Distt. Udham Singh Nagar. 4. Consolidation Officer Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar. 5. Upper Up Zila Adhikari, Ramnagar, District Nainital 6. Peshkar, Tehsil Ramnagar, District Nainital 7. Station House Officer, P.S. Ramnagar, District Nainital. ........... Respondents Sri M.C.Kandpal, Senior, Advocate a/b Sri Kurban Ali, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.C. Gupta, Standing Counsel for respondents. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon. Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Hon. Prafulla C. Pant, J. RAREEV GUPAT, C.J. (Oral) Sri M.C.Kandpal, Senior, Advocate a/b Sri Kurban Ali, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.C. Gupta, Standing Counsel for respondents. They are heard. 2. Petitioner Kamal Singh filed this petition in the year 2002 for the following reliefs: “A. A Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to make the measurement of the land and exchange the delivery of land to the actual owner on the basis of consolidation proceedings. 2 B. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to restrain the alienation, alternation, construction and sale of the land of the Village and post Peerumadara, Tehsil Ramnagar, District Nainital. C. Issue any other writ, order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. D. Cost of the writ petition awarded to the petitioner.” 3. During the course of hearing, it transpired that the petitioner’s mother submitted representations Annexure 9 and 10 to Commissioner, Nainital and District Magistrate, Nainital respectively. 4. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents, para 4 reads as under: 4. “;g fd fdlh Hkh xzke esa pdcUnh izfdz;k vkjEHk gksus ij pdcUnh izfdz;k ds vUrZxr fdlh xzke esa izkjfEHkd pdcUnh ;kstuk rS;kj djus ds mijkUr d`"kdks dh vkifRr;ka izkIr dh tkrh gSa mDr ds ckcr vkifRr;ksa ,oa vihyksa ds fuLrkj.k ds mijkUr gh ;kstuk dk iq"Vhdj.k gksrk gSA rnqijkUr pdksa dh iSekbZ’k @ lhekadu gksrk gSA rFkk pdksa ds dCtk ifjoZru dh dk;Zokgh gksrh gSA vkSj mlds mijkUr] gh vfHkys[k fuekZ.k ¼fjdkMZ vkijs’ku½ dk dk;Z fd;k tkrk gSA xzke ih:enkjk] rglhy jkeuxj esa mDr dk;Zokgh iw.kZ dh xbZ gSA pd fuek.kZ @ izkjafHkd pdcUnh ;kstuk rS;kj djus ds mijkar] ;kstuk dk iqf"Vdj.k fna 9-2-1996 dks gqvk gSA ftlds vk?kkj ij pd lhekadu @ iSekbZ’k dk dk;Z xzke esa gqvk gS xzke dh dk;Zokgh iqfLrdk @ vkdkj i= 29 ds vuqlkj rRdkyhu pdcUnhdrkZ @ dkuwuxksa }kjk xzke ih:enkjk esa iSekb’k @ pdlhekadu dk dk;Z fnaukd 19-5-1997 ls izkjEHk dj fnaukd 25-5-1997 dks iw.kZ fd;k x;k gSA blds mijkUr dCtk ifjorZu dh frfFk fnaukd 31-5-1997 fuxZr dh xbZ ftldh lwpuk @ izdk’ku xzke esa pdcUnhdrkZ }kjk fna 31-5-1997 dks dh ctfj;s <ksy equknh djkbZ xbZ gS fd vkt ls lHkh pdjnkj vius u;s pdks ij oS/kkfud :i ls dkfct ekusa tk;sxsa ;g leLr dk;Zokgh xzke dh pdcUnh lfefr dh mifLFkfr esa dh xbZ vkSj dk;Zokgh iqfLrdk esa lfefr ds lnL;ksa ds gLrk{kj Hkh vafdr gSA vr% ;kph dk ;g dguk mfpr ugh gS fd xzke esa iSekbZ’k o dCtk ifjorZru dh dk;Zokgh ugha gqbZ gSA oLrqr% jkeuxj rglhy esa dqy 20 xzkeksa dks pdcUnh izfdz;k esa yk;k x;k FkkA d`"kdksa ds fojks/k ds dkj.k mDr rglhy esas pdcUnh izkjEHk ugha gks ik jgh FkhA cMs iz;kl ds ckn dsoy 5 xzkeksa esa gh pdcUnh izfdz;k izkjaHk gks 3 ikbZ 'ks"k 15 xzkeksa esa pdcUnh izfdz;k dk fojks/k ds dkj.k vkt Hkh pdcUnh izkjEHk ugha gks ik;h gSA xzke ih:enkj esa dqN d`"kdksa }kjk pdcUnh dk fojks/k fd;k tk jgk gSA lEHko gS fd bUgh d`"kdksa }kjk pd lhekadu ds mijkUr Hkh dCtk ifjorZu ds le; vius iqjkus pdksa ls dCtk ugh NksMk x;k ftlds dkj.k vf/kdka’k d`"kd vius iqjkus pdks ij gh cus jgsA vc ;fn xzke ds d`"kdx.k pkgs rks foHkkx] xzke esa iqu% iSekbZ’k djkdj dCtk ifjorZu dh dk;Zokgh djus ds fy;s rS;kj gSa bl lEcU/k esa ekuuh; U;k;ky; tks Hkh vkns’k ns] mldk ikyu fd;k tk;sxkA” 4. As the representations made by the petitioner’s mother (Annexure 9 and 10) are still pending before the respondents, we deem it proper to direct the District Magistrate, Nainital to consider the petitioner’s representations and pass speaking order issuing necessary directions to respondents 3 to 6 in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. 5. With the above observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C.J.) 10.05.2006 10.05.2006 A