UKHC010130782026 2026:UHC:6450 Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedingsSL. Date or directions COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERSNo. and Registrar’s order with Signatures WPMS/2254/2026 Anusuiya Prasad Bijlwan & Another --Petitioners Versus State of Uttarakhand & Others --Respondents Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Kaparuwan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Devendra Pant, Standing Counsel, for the State. Ms. Ananya Jain, Advocate, i/b Mr. Sandeep Kothari, Advocate for the respondent no. 4. (2) Petitioners are residents of Anand Vihar, Muni Ki Reti, Tehri Garhwal. According to them, even though they were not liable to pay house tax, however house tax was collected from them. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have sought the following reliefs: “i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to grant exemption from house tax/building tax to the petitioners for a period of ten years in terms of Chief Minister Announcement No. 323/2018 and Government communications issued pursuant thereto. ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to refund the amount of house tax/building tax already deposited by the petitioner alongwith admissible interest within a stipulated period as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Court.” UKHC010130782026 2026:UHC:6450

(3) This Court cannot go into the issue raised by the petitioners and ends of justice would be met if petitioners are permitted to approach the competent authority in Nagar Palika Parishad, Muni Ki Reti-Dhalwala. Writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioners to make separate representation to the Executive Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Muni Ki Reti-Dhalwala. If they make such representation within ten days from today, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law, within ten weeks thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 28.7.2026 Pr OF UTTARAKHAND,KUMAR ou=HIGH PRABODH postalCode=263001, cn=PRABODH KUMAR DigitallyDN:COURT2.5.4.20=3a082a00a95aff911a9559743af8f21c50602ff6eae4e61af3aeab198d462503,st=UTTARAKHAND,serialNumber=0DC111E8D8CA66E16B940EFDF806ACCC1AB588052DF6FCA58C67F3C91957BE53,Date:c=IN,2026.07.28OFsignedo=HIGHUTTARAKHAND,by18:12:39COURTPRABODH +05'30' KUMAR