WPMS No. 2463 of 2011 Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. Mr. Puran Singh Bisht, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Standing Counsel for the State. The letter of the District Magistrate dated 09/11/2011, annexure-13 to the writ petition, clearly indicates that the damage caused to the petitioners residence is on account of illegal mining being done by the respondent No. 4 and, therefore, the compensation payable, if any, is from them. The respondent No.4 is a private company and is not a State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India. Consequently, no writ can be issued against a private respondent for payment of compensation. The petitioners has a remedy available by filing an appropriate suit for claiming the compensation. The writ petition is dismissed. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) Dated 22.11.2011 Shiv