IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE JUSTICE SRI RAKESH THAPLIYAL

21st May 2026 Criminal Writ Petition No. 1431 of 2025 Puneet Agarawal .…….Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others ….…Respondents.

with Criminal Writ Petition No. 762 of 2026 Puneet Agarawal .…….Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others ….…Respondents.

Mr. Narayan Har Gupta, Mr. Lalit Sharma and Ms. Anmol Sandhu and Mr.

Niranjan Bhatt, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Mr. Amit Bhatt, learned Govt. Advocate with Mr. Tumul Nainwal learned AGA for the State.

Mr. Karan Anand, learned Counsel for private respondents.

Mr. Rajendra Dobhal Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Shubhang Dobhal, Advocate and Mr. Mr. Vikash Bahuguna, learned counsel for the applicants in Intervention Applications.

Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J.

On 20.05.2026, the Secretary of the MDDA and DFO, Mussoorie joined proceeding through V.C. and apprised about the number of trees on which the S.H.O. concerned was directed to visit site and submit a report. He apprised that there are twenty-two fruit bearing trees, though the Secretary to the Development Authority apprised that there were only eight trees out of which two trees have b