IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1116 (M/S) of 2008 Richpal Singh, S/o Late Nanhu Singh, R/o Village Dhadeki, Post Laksar, District Haridwar. ….Petitioner Vs State of Uttarakhand through Secretary, Cooperative Societies Uttarakhand, Secretariat, Dehradun and others. ….Respondents Dated: - 16-7-2008 Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard Sri Mohd. Matloob, Advocate holding brief of Sri C.K.Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.P. Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the State-respondent Nos. 1 to 3. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with a following prayers:- (A) A writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the election programme of Mohammadpur Buzurg, Kisan Sewa Sahakari Samiti Ltd. Block Laksar, District Haridwar, contained in annexure No.1 to the writ petition. (B) A writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus restraining the respondents from holding the election in pursuance to the impugned election programme, annexure No.1 to the writ petition. (C) To pass a suitable writ, order or direction in favour of petitioner which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the present case. Sri Mohd. Matloob, Advocate holding brief of Sri C.K. Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner has stated that as per election programme of the Kisan Sewa Sahakari Samiti Ltd, Block Laksar, District Haridwar had already been held on 10-7-2008 and the writ petition has become infructuous. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to avail appropriate remedy of election petition. Permission granted. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to avail appropriate of election petition, if so advised. All pending applications stands disposed of accordingly. (B.S. Verma, J.) 16-7-2008 M.K. 2