IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 598 of 2002 (M/B) Jyoti Prasad Bhatt, S/o Late Sri Raitu Ram Bhatt, Advocate, Court Compound, New Tehri, District Tehri Garhwal. ……… Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal, through Law Secretary / Legal Remembrancer, Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 2. District Magistrate, New Tehri, District Tehri Garhwal. 3. Sri Uma Datt Dangwal, DGC (Criminal), Court Compound, New Tehri, District Tehri Garhwal. ………. Respondents Mr. P.S. Bisht, Advocate representing Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, Advocate for the petitioner . Mr. N.C. Gupta, Standing Counsel for the state of Uttaranchal. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon. Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Hon. M.M. Ghildiyal, J. RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. (Oral) Mr. P.S. Bisht, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.C. Gupta, Standing Counsel for respondents Nos. 1 and 2. None for respondent No. 3. 2. As the petitioner was challenging extension of the term of the third respondent as DGC (Criminal) for a period of three years from 10.09.2002 to 09.09.2005, the writ petition, apparently, has become infructuous. 3. The writ petition, therefore, is dismissed as infructuous. (M.M. Ghildiyal, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C.J.) 02.03.2006 02.03.2006 G