IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 527 of 2008 (S/S) Farooq Ali S/o Shakir Ali R/o Village Aharpura (Mahuakhera Ganj), Tehsil Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. . Petitioner ...………… [ Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary in the Dept. of Home Affairs, Dehradun. 2. Senior Superintendent of Police, Udham Singh Nagar. 3. Commandant 40th Battalion, PAC, Haridwar. ...…………. Respondents Mr. T.A. Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2) By means of this writ petition, the petitioner, a Constable of police, has challenged the order of his removal from the service. 3) The petitioner has not exhausted the remedy of departmental appeal against the impugned order. Since, the alternative and efficacious remedy is available to the petitioner, the writ petition is not maintainable. 2 4) Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed summarily. (Interim Relief Application No. 4003 of 2008 also stands dismissed, accordingly). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) [ Dt. July 03, 2008. H.Negi