SAMBHU PRASAD SATI Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the par ties and perused the record.

(2.) THE petitioner has filed the present writ petition with a prayer to quash the order dated June 1,2006, passed by the District Magistrate, Pauri Garhwal (Annexure No. 5 to the writ petition) whereby the deed-writer licence of the petitioner has been sus pended till further orders.

(3.) ON behalf of the State, q coun ter affidavit duly sworn in by Sri Mohan Singh, Tehsildar, Kotdwar, has been filed. In paragraph no. 3 of the counter affidavit, it was stated that the licence of the petitioner was can celled on the ground that the peti tioner was found to be indulged in preparing forged document (will) of one Sri Ram Singh, S/o Diwan Singh and Smt. Khemwati Devi wife of Prem Singh in respect of land situated at village Devram Pur having Khata no. 24 of area 0. 690 hectare land. It was further stated that the order was passed on the basis of inquiry con ducted by Sub Divisional Magistrate, Kotdwar dated 27- 04-2006 and the or der of suspension of license has been passed in accordance with the Rules and procedure in the interest of pub lic at large. It was also contended that the petitioner had already filed an appeal against the impugned order before Commissioner, Garhwal Region.