JUDGMENT :

1. By filing this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:-

i. Issue a writ of Certiorari to call for the record of the case and quash the order dated 22.02.2022 passed by the respondent no. 1, contained in Annexure 1 to the writ petition.

ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents’ authorities to include the name of the petitioner and other similarly situated persons in the electoral roll of Village Chauli Sahabuddinpur, Tehsil – Bhagwanpur, District – Haridwar so that they may participate and cast their votes in the forthcoming election of Gram Panchayat in District Haridwar.

2. The petitioner’s forefathers were residing in Village Chauli Sahbuddinpur, Tehsil - Bhagwanpur, District – Haridwar. In the year 1960, there was a flash flood in river Sonali, as a result of which, a substantial portion of the land of the said village was washed away. The District Administration in order to re-settle the families, who had lost their houses and homestead, requisitioned 36 Bigha land within the Revenue Village of Mandawar, which is adjoining to the Village Chauli Sahbuddinpur. The petitioner and his ancestors w