IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 836 of 2005 (M/B) Old No. 20055 of 1998 M/s Naresh Kumar Gupta & Company, Kosi Road, Ramnagar, District Nainital, Through its Partner Sri Naresh Kumar Gupta. ………… Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal, through Collector, Nainital. 2. Sachiv, Sichai Vibhag (Anubhag-3), U.P. Shasan, Lucknow. 3. Chief Engineer (North), Irrigation Department, Haldwani, District Nainital. ……… Respondents Mr. Alok Singh, Senior 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. Alok Singh, Senior Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.C. Gupta, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttaranchal. 2. Mr. Alok Singh, learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that, in view of the fact that during the pendency of the writ petition petitioner’s representation has been allowed by Collector, Nainital in his favour, nothing survives in the writ petition for decision. 3. The writ petition, therefore, is dismissed as infructuous. (M.M. Ghildiyal, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C.J.) 03.03.2006 03.03.2006 G