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Ravinder Pal Tomar v. State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand HC6 Jul 2026WPMS/1784/2026

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What is this about?

Uttarakhand High Court WPMS/1784/2026; encroachment on pathway by respondent no. 5 (planting trees, putting boulders); Village Kotla Kalyanpur; Village Kadwal Gaon Dhalani; Sahaspur; Dehradun; petitioner's apprehension of nefarious activities at respondent no. 5 institute; earlier representation to SDM Vikasnagar; liberty to make fresh representation within ten days; SDM to decide as per law within six weeks; opportunity of hearing to respondent no. 5's representative; writ petition disposed of; Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.; 06.07.2026.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to make a fresh representation to the concerned Sub Divisional Magistrate; if made within ten days, the SDM to decide thereupon as per law within six weeks thereafter, with an opportunity of hearing to a representative of respondent no. 5. ¶7

Ravinder Pal Tomar Vs State of Uttarakhand — Uttarakhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the authorities should be directed to remove the encroachment made by respondent no. 5 upon the pathway used by residents of Village Kotla Kalyanpur and Village Kadwal Gaon Dhalani, Sahaspur, Dehradun. +1 more

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make a representation.

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Ratio / Principle

If the petitioner makes the representation within ten days, the concerned Sub Divisional Magistrate shall take a decision thereupon, as per law, within six weeks thereafter.

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Key takeaways

A representative of respondent no. 5 shall also be given an opportunity of hearing in the matter.ratio¶7

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Writ Petition (WPMS/1784/2026), High Court of Uttarakhand, single judge (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.), decided 06.07.2026. Petitioner Ravinder Pal Tomar alleged that respondent no. 5 had encroached upon a pathway by planting trees and putting boulders, causing inconvenience to residents of Village Kotla Kalyanpur and Village Kadwal Gaon Dhalani, Sahaspur, Dehradun, and further apprehended that nefarious activities were being carried out in respondent no. 5's institute; he sought a direction to the authorities to get the encroachment removed. Counsel for the petitioner stated that a representation had already been made to the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Vikasnagar, and sought liberty to make a fresh representation. The court disposed of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to make a representation; if made within ten days, the concerned Sub Divisional Magistrate was to take a decision thereupon as per law within six weeks thereafter, and it went without saying that a representative of respondent no. 5 would also be given an opportunity of hearing.

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SL. No.	Date	Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures	COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/1784/2026
			Ravinder Pal Tomar --Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand & others --Respondents Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Rahul Consul, Advocate for the petitioner.
			2. Mr. Devendra Pant, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. According to petitioner, respondent no. 5 has made encroachment upon a pathway by planting trees and putting boulders, which is causing inconvenience to residents of Village Kotla Kalyanpur and Village Kadwal Gaon Dhalani, Sahaspur, Dehradun. 4. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought a direction to the authorities to get the encroachment made by respondent no. 5 removed. Petitioner further apprehends that some nefarious activities are being carried out in respondent no. 5 institute. 5. Learned State Counsel submits that if petitioner has any grievance, then he can make representation to Sub Divisional Magistrate concerned.
			6. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner has made representation to Sub Divisional

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Magistrate, Vikasnagar, however, he may be permitted to make fresh representation. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioner to make representation. If he makes representation within ten days from today, Sub Divisional Magistrate concerned shall take decision thereupon, as per law, within six weeks thereafter. It goes without saying that representative of respondent no. 5 shall also be given opportunity of hearing in the matter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 06.07.2026 NavinNAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2026.07.06 17:45:32 +05'30'

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