IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 490 of 2008(M/S) M/s Tarai Gold Seeds, Kashipur Road, Gadarpur, District Udham Singh Nagar through one of its partner Sri Sanjiv Chhabra, S/O Sri P.L. Chhabra, R/O Ward no. 7, Gadarpur, District Udham Singh Nagar.. …… Petitioner. Versus Chief Agriculture Officer/Seed Licensing Authority, Udhamsingh Nagar and another. … Respondents. Sri Alok Singh, Senior Advocate, with Sri D.Barthwal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri K.P.Upadhyay, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State- respondents. Date May 09, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard Sri Alok Singh, Senior Advocate, with Sri D.Barthwal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.P.Upadhyay, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel, for the State-respondents and perused the record. This writ petition has been preferred for the following reliefs:- a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari, quashing the order dated 19-11-06 passed by respondent no.1 and order dated 8-8-2007 passed by respondent no.2 (Annexure No. 3 and 4 respectively). b) Issue writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding respondents to issue license to the petitioner in pursuance to his application dated 20-11-2007. c) Issue any other order or direction which this Hon’ble High Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. d) To award cost of the petition to the petitioner. 2 From a perusal of record, it is evident that the licence granted in favour of the petitioner to carry on business of selling different types of seed under the Seed (Control) Order 1983 was renewed upto 31-3-2008 by the Licensing Officer, i.e. Chief Agriculture Officer Udham Singh Nagar. Since the period of licence has already expired on 31-03-2008, the writ petition has become infructuous. However, it is provided that if the petitioner moves a fresh application for grant of licence for certification of seeds under the Seed (Control) Order 1983 and the Essential Commodities Act 1955, the respondent no.1 shall consider the application in accordance with law. With the said observation, the writ petition is disposed of finally. All pending applications stand disposed of. ( B.S.Verma, J. ) RCP 3 4