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Yashwant Singh v. State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand HC7 Nov 2025WPMS/3092/2025

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What is this about?

Uttarakhand HC, WPMS/3092/2025, decided 07.11.2025 by Manoj Kumar Tiwari J.: compensation claim for approx. 9 nali land at Village Kusyan, Pauri Garhwal taken for the Badkot Mandir to Khipladhar Gheru district-plan road (FY 2015-16 to 2018-19); petition confined to decision on representation of 27.10.2025; Executive Engineer, Provincial Division, PWD Pauri directed to decide as per law within 12 weeks of certified-copy presentation; State counsel offered no objection; no statute or cited case; no monetary award by the High Court.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the Executive Engineer, Provincial Division, Public Works Department, Pauri to take a decision on the petitioner's representation dated 27.10.2025, as per law, within twelve weeks from the date of presentation of the certified copy of the order; no compensation amount was fixed by the court.

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Hon’ble Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J.

Mr. Vinoda Nand Barthwal, Advocate
for
the
petitioner,
through
video
conferencing.

2.
Mr. N.K. Papnoi, Standing Counsel for
the State/ respondents.

3.
Petitioner
is
resident
of
Village
Kusyan, Tehsil and District Pauri Garhwal.
According to him, a motor road, namely-
Badkot Mandir to Khipladhar Gheru was
constructed under District Plan during the
financial years 2015-16 to 2018-19, over
petitioner’s land, however, no amount has
been
paid
to
the
petitioner
as
compensation.

4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner
submits that about 9 nali land belonging to
petitioner
was
affected
by
the
road
construction work.

5.
By
means
of
this
writ
petition,
petitioner has sought the following reliefs: -
“(i). Issue a writ, order or direction in the
nature of mandamus directing the concerned
respondents compensation to give the precise
compensation of the land acquired by the
respondents belong to petitioner.
(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction
appropriate in nature directing the respondent
concerned to compensate the petitioner and
further to take necessary action against the
erring person who is instrumental on the same.
(iii) I ssue a writ, order or direction
appropriate in nature directing the respondent
concerned to compensate looking to future loss
to the petitioners and further to take necessary
action
against
the
erring
person
who
is

instrumental on the same.” 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has repeatedly made representation to the authorities concerned. The last representation was made on 27.10.2025. He confines his prayer and submits that Executive Engineer, Provincial Division, Public Works
Department, Pauri be directed to take decision on the representation submitted on 27.10.2025.
7. Learned State Counsel submits that he has no objection if the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner.
8. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to the Executive Engineer, Provincial Division,
Public Works Department, Pauri to take decision on petitioner’s representation dated 27.10.2025, as per law, within
twelve weeks from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. ( Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J.) 07.11.2025 Navin NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487d f006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA8 75643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2025.11.07 14:04:29 +05'30'

instrumental on the same.”
6.
Learned counsel for the petitioner
submits that petitioner has repeatedly
made representation to the authorities
concerned. The last representation was
made on 27.10.2025. He confines his
prayer
and
submits
that
Executive
Engineer, Provincial Division, Public Works

Department, Pauri be directed to take
decision on the representation submitted
on 27.10.2025.

7.
Learned State Counsel submits that
he has no objection if the writ petition is
disposed of in terms of the prayer made
by learned counsel for the petitioner.

8.
The
writ
petition
is,
accordingly,
disposed
of
with
a
direction
to
the
Executive Engineer, Provincial Division,

Public Works Department, Pauri to take
decision
on
petitioner’s
representation
dated 27.10.2025, as per law, within

twelve
weeks
from
the
date
of
presentation of certified copy of this order.

( Man oj Ku m ar Tiw ar i, J.)
07.11.2025
Navin
NAVEEN
CHANDRA
Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA
DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND,
ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND,
2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487d
f006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15,
postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND,
serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA8
75643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5,
cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA
Date: 2025.11.07 14:04:29 +05'30'

Yashwant Singh v. State of Uttarakhand

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