Uttarakhand seeks reserved forest land at Lamachaur in Haldwani for a permanent High Court complex
3 November 2026
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami called on Bhupender Yadav, who is Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, at New Delhi on Tuesday evening.
They discussed diverting and transferring reserved forest land at Lamachaur, in Haldwani, so that a permanent High Court complex can be built there.
The High Court is to move from Nainital to Haldwani.
Dhami said the existing Nainital complex faces landslide risk, traffic congestion and heavy tourist movement.
The State's case is that the inflow of tourists and litigants hurts accessibility and parking.
He described the proposed Lamachaur site as enjoying excellent connectivity to roads and national highways.
Dhami pointed to a Supreme Court order and stressed that the land must be handed over and formally transferred within the set timeframe.
Yadav assured him that positive and proactive action would be taken on the proposal.
In plain words
Diversion of forest land Diversion of reserved forest land — The permission a State needs from the Union environment ministry to use notified forest land for a non-forest purpose.