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Date p d r ir o e c c e t e i d on in s g a s n o d r COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS Registrar’s order with Signatures WPMS/1579/2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.

Mr. Ankurit Raj David, Advocate for the petitioner.

2. Mr. K.N. Joshi, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. Dinesh Bankoti, Brief Holder 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(1) thereof. Petitioner entered appearance in the proceedings pending before Prescribed Authority, but he did not file any objection. Prescribed Authority/Sub Divisional Magistrate, Kotdwar passed eviction order against the petitioner on 14.03.2024.

4. After more than a year, petitioner filed an appeal under Section 9 of the aforesaid Act accompanied by a delay condonation application.

5. Learned Additional District Judge rejected the delay condonation application vide order dated 20.02.2025. Thus, feeling aggrieved, petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following relief:-

“i) Setting-aside the impugned judgment and order dated 14/03/2024 (Contained as Annexure no. 1 to this writ petition) passed by the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate, Kotdwar Garhwal in Public Premises Case No. 02/2013 "State V/s Maan Singh" U/s 4/5 of U P Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act and