Writ Petition No. 2140 (SS) of 2001 (Old No. 47094/2000) Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J Heard Sri S.K. Mandal, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned standing counsel for the respondents. By means of this writ petition, petitioners have prayed for a directions to the respondents to permit the petitioners to give their options for their absorption in State of U.P. Short counter affidavit has been filed by Standing Counsel. In para 4 fo the short counter affidavit respondents have submitted that relief sought by the petitioners in the present writ petition has already been granted to them prior to creation of State of Uttarakhand. In view of the above, writ petition has become infructuous, as such, writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. (M.M.G., J) 26.02.2007 SKS