IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1347 OF 2009 (MS) Subash Chand …………………Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. ………Respondents. Mr. Rajendra Tamta, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for State of Uttarakhand. Mr. Sandeep Adhikari, Advocate for respondent no. 4. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia,J. Heard Rajendra Tamta, Advocate for petitioner, Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for State of Uttarakhand and Mr. Sandeep Adhikari, Advocate for respondent no. 4. Petitioner had filed this writ petition challenging the order dated 21.4.2009 passed by respondent no. 3 (Annexure – 1 to the writ petition). In the counter affidavit to the writ petition filed by respondent no. 4, it has been stated that the petitioner has an alternative remedy to raise the dispute under Section 70 of the Uttarakhand Cooperative Societies Act, 2003. Consequently, the petitioner has filed an application (CLMA No. 10747 of 2009) for withdrawal of the writ petition to pursue his remedy before the Registrar, Cooperative Societies. On the aforesaid facts, the writ petition is dismissed on the ground of alternative remedy. No order as to costs It is clarified that the dismissal of this case is only on the ground of alternative remedy, and nothing has been said by this Court on the merit of the case. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 10.12.2009 Rathour