IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 308 of 2005 (S/B) Smt. Suniti Singh w/o Sri Sunil Singh, at present working as Assistant Teacher (L.T. Grade) Adams Girls Inter College, Almora ………. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal through Secretary Education, Uttaranchal Sashan, Dehradun. 2. Director of Education, Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 3. Joint Director Education, Kumaon Mandal, Nainital. 4. District Education Officer, Almora. 5. Committee of Management, Adams Girls Inter College, Almora through its Manager. 6. Chairman, Committee of Management, Adams Girls Inter College, Almora ………. Respondents ……….. Sri M.C. Kandpal, Senior Counsel with Sri S.S. Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. Sri J.P. Joshi, Chief Standing Counsel for respondent 1 to 4. Sri Naresh Pant, Advocate for respondents 5 and 6. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. RAJEEV GUPTA, C. J. (Oral) Sri M.C. Kandpal, Senior Counsel with Sri S.S. Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. Sri J.P. Joshi, Chief Standing Counsel for respondent 1 to 4. Sri Naresh Pant, Advocate for respondents 5 and 6. 2. Sir Naresh Pant, the learned counsel for respondents 5 and 6 submits that the writ petition filed by the petitioner challenging the selection process held in the year 2005 for the post of Principal, Adams Girls Inter College, Almora has, now, become infructuous, as during the pendency of the writ petition, one Beena Mark has been selected and appointed as Principal, Adma Girls College, Almora on 29.05.2006 2 3. In this view of the matter, Sri M.C. Kandpal, the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition with the liberty of filing another writ petition also challenging the selection process and appointment of Beena Mark on the post of Principal, Adams Girls Inter College, Almora. 4. Permission granted. 5. With the above liberty, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C.J.) 23.05.2007 23.05.2007 A