Uttarakhand High Court
Mohan Chandra Joshi vs Tika Singh Bisht on 11 March, 2026
Author: Alok Kumar Verma
Bench: Alok Kumar Verma
2026:UHC:1608
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
AT NAINITAL
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA
11th MARCH, 2026
WRIT PETITION NO. 3693 OF 2024 (M/S)
Mohan Chandra Joshi ..... Petitioner
Versus
Tika Singh Bisht .....Respondent
Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr. Piyush Garg, Advocate.
Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Nikhil Singhal, Advocate.
Hon'ble Alok Kumar Verma,J.
The Application for temporary injunction, filed by the petitioner-plaintiff in Original Suit No. 36 of 2024, "Mohan Chandra Joshi Vs. Tika Singh Bisht", was dismissed. A Miscellaneous Civil Appeal (No. 8 of 2024) was filed against the said order dated 23.09.2024, passed by learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Kotdwar, District Pauri Garhwal. The Miscellaneous Civil Appeal has been dismissed vide judgment dated 22.11.2024, passed by learned Additional District Judge, Kotdwar, District Pauri Garhwal.
2. Heard Mr. Piyush Garg, learned counsel for the petitioner-plaintiff and Mr. Nikhil Singhal, learned counsel for the respondent-defendant.
3. Mr. Nikhil Singhal, Advocate, submitted on 1 2026:UHC:1608 instructions that this writ petition may be disposed of by directing the trial court to decide the Original Suit No. 36 of 2024 within six months.
4. Mr. Piyush Garg, Advocate, appearing for the petitioner, on instructions, has not opposed the said request. However, he has submitted that both the parties should be directed to maintain status quo over the suit property until then.
5. Learned counsel appearing for both the parties submitted that the parties shall not take any unnecessary adjournment in the original suit.
6. In view of the above, the present writ petition (WPMS No. 3693 of 2024) is disposed of by directing the trial court to make an endeavour to decide the Original Suit No. 36 of 2024 within six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, as per law, and, without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either party, and in the meantime, both the parties shall maintain status quo over the suit property.
7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merit of the case.
___________________ ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J.
Date: 11.03.2026 Shiv/ 2