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I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND

AT NAI NI TAL

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA

AND

HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHASH UPADHYAY

WRI T PETI TI ON (M/ B) NO. 392 OF 2026

18^TH MA Y, 2026

Vikram Singh Chauhan …… Petitioner

Versus

State of Uttarakhand & another …… Respondents

Counsel for the petitioner : Mr. Harshit Sanwal, learned counsel

Counsel for the respondents : Mr. Mohinder Singh Bisht, learned

Brief Holder for the State

: Mr. Suresh Chandra Bhatt, learned

counsel for respondent No. 2

The Court m ade the follow ing:

JUDGMENT: (per Sri Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.)

1) Although several prayers have been made in the

writ petition but the essential relief being claimed by the

petitioner is for registration of his firm as a contractor by

Nagar Palika Parishad for the year 2026-27. In the past

the petitioner had approached this Court by filing WPMS

No. 518 of 2026, being aggrieved by a notice issued by

Nagar Palika Parishad which provided that only persons

who were registered prior to year 2023-24 would be

entitled to apply for registration. The case of the

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petitioner in the said writ petition was that he had worked

with Nagar Palika Parishad in the years 2023-24 and

2024-25 and therefore he should be granted registration.

In the said writ petition, the Nagar Palika Parishad took

the stand that registration of the petitioner had been done

and only his name is to be published in the Gazette as per

rules. In view of the said stand of Nagar Palika Parishad,

the writ petition was disposed of with liberty to the

petitioner to make representation with further direction to

the respondents to decide the same within 15 days by a

speaking and reasoned order. The petitioner on basis of

the liberty granted by this Court vide order dated

06.04.2026, in WPMS No. 518 of 2026, made

representation for notifying his firm’s name in the

Gazette. In the meantime, a public notice came to be

issued on 16.04.2026 by Executive Officer of Nagar Palika

Parishad, Khatima, Udham Singh Nagar, in which again

condition was imposed to the effect that only those

contractors who were having registration in the year

2025-26 can apply for renewal between 24.04.2026 and

25.04.2026. According to the petitioner, he applied for

registration of his firm on 24.04.2026 well within

prescribed time. However, the respondents have not

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renewed the registration of the petitioner firm and, hence,

the present writ petition.

2) Learned counsel for the Nagar Palika Parishad

seeks time to obtain instructions.

3) In our opinion, interest of justice would be sub-

served in directing the Nagar Palika Parishad to pass a

speaking order on the application of the petitioner for

renewal of registration of his firm.

4) Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on

merits, the writ petition is disposed of with direction to

respondent No. 2 to pass a speaking order on the

application of the petitioner dated 24.04.2026 (Annexure-

15) within a period of two weeks from the date of

communication of the instant order.

5) Pending application(s), if any, also stand

disposed of.

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MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J.

_________________

SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J.

Dt: 18^TH MAY, 2026

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