IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 428 of 2003 (M/B) Pan Singh Karmyal, S/o Late Pokhar Singh, R/o Village & Post Karmi, Govt. Khadyanna Dhulan Contractor, Tehsil Kapkot, District Bageshwar. .......... Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal through Chief Secretary. 2. State of Uttaranchal, through Principal Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies Department. 3. State of Uttaranchal, through Principal Secretary, Finance. 4. Regional Food Controller /Accounts Officer, Kumaun Division, Haldwani, Nainital. 5. Finance Controller, Food & Civil Supplies Department, Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 6. Controller / DM, District Bageshwar. 7. DSO, District Almora. 8. DSO, District Bageshwar. 9. SRAO, Kumaun Division, Haldwani, Nainital. .......... Respondents None for the petitioner. Mr. N.C. Gupta, Standing Counsel for the respondents. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. RAJEEV GUPTA, C. J. (Oral) Petitioner’s counsel absent. Mr. N.C. Gupta, Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. Mr. N.C. Gupta, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submits that as the petitioner’s claim is based on the alleged breach of contractual obligations, the writ petition is not maintainable and the petitioner ought to have approached the Civil Court for the redressal of the grievances projected in the writ petition. 3. However, as there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed for want of prosecution. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C. J.) 01.07.2006 01.07.2006 G