Tajammul Khan Vs State of Uttarakhand — Uttarakhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Tajammul Khan Vs State of Uttarakhand — Uttarakhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition allowed; the order dated 04.02.2026 passed by the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, quashed; petitioners permitted to sow summer paddy in their fields of their own choice irrespective of whether the land is water-logged or not; all pending applications disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners could lawfully be restrained by the order dated 04.02.2026 of the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, from sowing summer paddy in their fields otherwise than in fields which are water-logged.

Court's answer

The issue involved in the writ petition being squarely covered by this Court's judgment in WPMS No.612 of 2026 and batch of writ petitions (Charanjeet Singh and others Vs. Chief Agriculture Officer and others), the writ petition stands decided in terms of that judgment and order.

Ratio / Principle

The order dated 04.02.2026 passed by the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, is hereby quashed; the petitioners are permitted to sow summer paddy in their fields of their own choice irrespective of the fact that the land is water-logged or not.

Key takeaways

All pending applications stand disposed of.obiter¶¶3(cl.8)

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

WPMS No. 710 of 2026 — Tajammul Khan and another Vs. State of Uttarakhand and others — decided 07.04.2026 by Hon'ble Pankaj Purohit, J. (single Judge). Petitioners challenged the order dated 04.02.2026 passed by the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, whereby they were stopped from sowing summer paddy in their fields except in fields which are water-logged. Counsel for the petitioners contended that the issue was squarely covered by this Court's judgment in WPMS No. 612 of 2026 and batch of writ petitions (Charanjeet Singh and others Vs. Chief Agriculture Officer and others). Held: the writ petition stands decided in terms of that judgment and order and is accordingly allowed; the District Magistrate's order dated 04.02.2026 is quashed; the petitioners are permitted to sow summer paddy in their fields of their own choice irrespective of whether the land is water-logged or not; all pending applications stand disposed of. No statute is cited in the judgment.

SL. No Date	Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order ith Sit	COURT’S OR JUDGES’S ORDERS
	wgnaures	WPMS No.710 of 2026 Tajammul Khan and another ………Petitioners Vs. State of Uttarakhand and others ……….Respondents Hon’ble Pankaj Purohit, J. Mr. Yogesh Chandra Biswasi, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. Shivangi Gangwar, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. Mr. Yogesh Pandey, learned D.A.G. with Mr. Manoj Bhatt, learned B.H. for the State. 3. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging the order dated 04.02.2026, passed by District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, whereby the petitioners have been stopped from sowing summer paddy in their fields except in those fields which are water logged. 4. This Court vide order dated directed the petitioner to file supplementary affidavit for bringing on record the order dated 04.02.2026, passed by District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar. The supplementary affidavit is now filed, which is taken on record. 5. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that the issue involved in the present writ petition is squarely covered by this Court’s judgment in WPMS No.612 of 2026 and batch of writ petitions,Charanjeet Singh and others Vs. Chief Agriculture Officer and others. 6. In such view of the matter the writ petition stands decided in terms of aforesaid judgment and order in WPMS No.612 of 2026 and batch of writ petitions,

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Charanjeet Singh and others Vs. Chief Agriculture Officer and others.
7. Accordingly the writ petition stands allowed. The
order dated 04.02.2026 passed by District Magistrate,
Udham Singh Nagar, is hereby quashed. The petitioners
are permitted to sow the summer paddy in their fields of
their own choice irrespective of the fact that the land is water logged or not.
8. All pending applications stand disposed of.
(Pankaj Purohit, J.) 07.04.2026 SK