I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE ALOK KUMAR VERMA

12^TH FEBRUARY, 2026 CONTEMPT PETI TI ON NO.112 OF 2024 Nitesh Kumar and Another ..…Petitioners Versus Abhay Pratap Singh and Others ..…Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners : Mr. I.D. Paliwal, Advocate.

Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. C.S. Rawat, Chief Standing Nos. 1 & 3 Counsel assisted by Mr. Jagdish Singh Bisht, Standing Counsel.

Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J.

This Contempt Petition has been filed alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 09.04.2024, passed in WPMS No. 807 of 2024. By the said order, following directions were issued:-

“6. The writ petition is, therefore, disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to consider claim of the petitioners for allotment, whenever the exercise for allotting land under Section 198 of ZA&LR Act is undertaken. District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar is directed not to divert the surplus land for purposes not permitted by law.”

2. Heard Mr. I.D. Paliwal, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. C.S. Rawat, learned Chief Standing Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 and 3.

3. Mr. Abhay Pratap Singh, Sub-Divisional-

Magistrate, Kashipur, Dis