HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT
NAINITAL
THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE MS. RITU BAHRI
AND
THE HON’BLE JUSTICE SRI RAKESH THAPLIYAL
29th February, 2024
Writ Petition (PIL) No. 26 of 2024
Randeep Singh and Anot her …. ... .Pet it ioner s
Ver sus
St at e of Ut t ar ak han d and ot her s ….….Respondent s
Counsel for t he pet it ioners : Mr . SRS Gill, lear ned counsel
Counsel for t he St at e : Mr . P.C. Bisht , lear ned Addl. CSC
Counsel for r espondent No. 3 : Mr . Adit ya Pr at ap Singh, lear ned
counsel
Judgment: (per Ms. Ritu Bahri, C.J.)
Mr . P. C. Bish t , lear n ed Addit ional Chief St an ding
Cou n sel accept s n ot ice on beh alf of r espon den t Nos. 1 , 2,
4 & 5 an d Mr . Adit y a Pr at ap Singh , lear n ed cou n sel
accept s n ot ice on beh alf of r esponden t No. 3.
2 . Pet it ion er s ar e aggr iev ed by t h e in st allat ion of
st on e cr ush er , t h e per m ission of w h ich w as gr ant ed in
2 0 1 3 . Th e pet it ion er s’ h ou se is locat ed near t h e st on e
cr u sh er . Th e pet it ioner h as m ade a r epr esen t at ion t h at
t h e per m ission of t h e st one cr ush er h as been gr an t ed
against t he n or m s. Th ey m ade a r epr esen t at ion t o t he
Dir ect or Geological Minin g Unit , Ut t ar ak h an d, Ann ex u r e
6 , at page 1 1 8 on 0 1 . 0 2 . 2 0 2 4 , h ow ev er , copy of t h e
sam e h as been sen t t o t he Dist r ict Magist r at e, Udh am
Singh Nagar , as w ell.
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3 . Alon g w it h t his pet it ion , t he pet it ion er h as also
placed on r ecor d a let t er dat ed 03 . 0 5 . 2 0 2 2 , at page 1 1 1
of t h e paper book , t o sh ow t h at t h e Dist r ict Magist r at e,
Un dh am Sin gh Nagar h as sen t a let t er t o t h e Secr et ar y ,
I n du st r ial Dev elopm en t Depar t m en t , Gov er n m en t of
Ut t ar ak h an d, Deh r adu n r egar ding NOC, w hich has been
obt ain ed by t h e Nain t al St on e Cr ush er on f ak e
docu m en t s.
4 . Th is w r it pet it ion is not being t r eat ed as PI L,
h ow ev er , k eeping in v iew t h e let t er dat ed 0 3 . 0 5 . 2 0 2 2 ,
sen t by t he Dist r ict Magist r at e, Udh am Sin gh Nagar t o
t h e Secr et ar y , I n du st r ial Dev elopm en t Depar t m en t ,
Gov er n m en t of Ut t ar ak h an d, Deh r adu n , t his pet it ion, at
t h is st age, is bein g disposed of by giv in g dir ect ion t o t he
Dist r ict Magist r at e, Udh am Sin gh Nagar t o pass a
speak in g or der on t h e r epr esen t at ion ( An n ex ur e 6 dat ed
0 1 . 0 2 . 2 0 2 4 ) k eeping in v iew t h e let t er dat ed
0 3 . 0 5 . 2 0 2 2 , at page 1 1 1 of t h e paper book .
5 . Th e w r it pet it ion is, accor din gly , disposed of .
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Ritu Bahri, C.J.
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Rakesh Thapliyal, J.
Dt: 29th February, 2024
M/K