Office Notes, reports, orders SL. or proceedings Date No or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures WPMS No. 1456 of 2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J Mr. Pavan Kumar Nath, learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. Mr. K.N. Joshi, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand.

3. Proceedings under Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1972 were initiated against petitioner by issuing notice under Section 4 thereof. Petitioner gave reply to the notice. The Prescribed Authority found reply given by petitioner to be unsatisfactory and passed order of eviction against him. Petitioner challenged the eviction order in an appeal. District Judge, Chamoli has dismissed the Appeal, vide judgment dated 28.02.2025. Thus, feeling aggrieved, petitioner has approached this Court challenging the order passed by Prescribed Authority as affirmed by District Judge.

4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the judgment.

5. In his reply to the notice issued under Section 4(1) of Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1972, petitioner had taken up the stand that the land was originally leased to one Sri Mangal Lal and Sri Mangal Lal, t