IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 763 of 2002 (M/B) M/s Janta Sanitation, 29, Netaji Mohalla, Dehradun through its Proprietor, Madan Lal Sharma S/o late Pandit Ram Das, Resident of 78, Teacher’s Colony, Govind Garh, Dehradun, District Dehradun. ........ Petitioner Versus 1. State of U.P. through Secretary Urban Development, U.P. Government, Lucknow. 2. Commissioner Garhwal Mandal, Pauri, District Pauri Garhwal. 3. General Manager, Garhwal Jal Sansthan, 62, Race Course Road, Dehradun District Dehradun 4. Garhwal Jal Sansthan Board, 62, Race Course Road, Dehradun through its Secretary. 5. Water Works Engineer (Ist Grade), Garhwal Jal Sansthan, 32, Rajpur Road, District Dehradun. ........ Respondents .........., Petitioner’s counsel absent. None for respondent no. 1 Sri K.P. Upadhyaya, Standing Counsel for respondent no.2. Mr. J.P.Joshi, learned Addl. C.S.C. for the respondents 3 to 5. Coram: Hon’ble Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. RAJEEV GUPTA, C. J. (Oral) Petitioner’s counsel absent. None for respondent no. 1 Sri K.P. Upadhyaya, Standing Counsel for respondent no.2. Mr. J.P.Joshi, learned Addl. C.S.C. for the respondents 3 to 5. 2 2. The petitioner has filed this petition for the following reliefs: “(a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the office order dated 31st March 2000 issued by the respondent no. 3 (Annexure 4 to this writ petition) and notice dated 31st March 2000 issued by the respondent no. 5 (Annexure 5 to the writ petition). (b) issue a writ, order direction in the nature of mandamus declaring the resolution approved on 30th March 2000 passed by respondent no. 4 (Annexure 2 to the writ petition), the 76th meeting of the Garhwal Jal Sansthan Board, convened on 30th March 2000 regarding imposition of the enhanced lincense fee/renewal fee/security deposit as ultra vires. (c) Issue any other writ, order or direction in the nature of which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. (d) Award cost of the petition to the petitioner.” 3. For the reasons mentioned in the order passed in Writ Petition No.762 of 2002 (M/B) whereby the challenge in that writ petition to the increase in license fee, renewal fee and security deposit was rejected, this writ petition too fails and is hereby dismissed. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C. J.) 02.05.2006 02.05.2006 A