Uttarakhand High Court
WPPIL/57/2026 of PRAVESH PANT Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHAND on 27 April 2026
SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPPIL/57/2026 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Hon’ble Siddhartha Sah, J. 1. Mr. Abhijay Negi, learned counsel for the
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1. Mr. Abhijay Negi, learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. Mr. B.S. Parihar, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand.
3. Mr. Bhuwan Bhatt, learned counsel for respondent no. 2.
4. Mr. Hari Mohan Bhatia, learned counsel for respondent no. 3.
5. Mr. B.S. Adhikari, Advocate has accepted notice on behalf of respondent no. 4.
6. Petitioner is a resident of Mussoorie Town. In this writ petition, filed in public interest, petitioner has raised the issue of unauthorised parking on roadsides in and around Mussoorie and consequent traffic congestion.
7. It is contended that narrow roads, in and around Mussoorie Town, remain chocked because of illegal parking of vehicles on roadside, which cause bottleneck and impedes free flow of traffic creating huge problem for the road using public. It is contended that during weekends, the situation becomes grim and people are stranded on road for hours altogether. Various other issues have been raised in this writ petition, e.g. non-use of Multi Level Parking, which could accommodate more than hundred cars and thus could ease the problem of traffic jams.
8. We are not inclined to issue any
2026:UHC:3139-DB direction in this writ petition, as it is for the State Authorities to manage the affairs and take concrete steps for resolving the problem faced by persons visiting Mussorrie due to illegal parking on roadsides.
9. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, we dispose of the writ petition by directing the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand to constitute a committee consisting of Secretary (Home), Secretary (Urban Development) and Secretary (Tourism), within two weeks.
10. The said committee will invite suggestions by issuing public notice in local newspapers from all stakeholders, including, Members of the Civil Society, representatives of Hotel Association, Tour & Travel Agents, Street Vendors, Traders Association, representatives of Emergency Services e.g. Fire and Health Department and Municipal Board, Cantonment Board, etc. The committee, after hearing all the stakeholders, shall submit its recommendation to the State Government indicating the steps to be taken for resolving the problem of traffic congestion in and around Mussoorie Town, within eight weeks from the date of constitution of such committee. The State Government shall thereafter take necessary steps, as per the recommendation of the Committee as early as possible.
(Siddhartha Sah, J.) (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.)
27.04.2026
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NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a08b08d136 9512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DACF4F4610 C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.04.27 08:26:08 -07'00'