IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL. Writ Petition No. 1666 (M/S) of 2007 Uday Singh Pharswan Son of Late Prem SinghPharswan Pradhan, Gram Panchayat-Shelong, Block Joshimath, District Chamoli and others. ….Petitioners Vs State of Uttaranchal through Secretary Power and Energy Department, Government of Uttaranchal Dehradun and others. …..Respondents Dated: 16-7-2008 Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard Sri B.S. Negi, Advocate holding brief of Sri Pankaj Purohit, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri K.P. Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the State-respondent Nos. 1 and 2 and Sri Pankaj Miglani, Advocate and Sri Lalit Miglani, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 3 and 4. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners with the following reliefs:- (a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to call for the record and to quash the notification dated 4-2-2005 issued under section 4(1) read with section 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 as well as the declaration dated 28-11-2005 issued under section 6(1) read with section 17(4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. (b) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to formulate a scheme for the rehabilitation and payment of compensation to the petitioners affected by the acquisitions after adopting the normal procedure for acquisition prescribed under the Act. (c) Issue any suitable writ, order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case. (d) Award costs of the petition to the petitioner. Sri B.S. Negi, Advocate holding brief of Sri Pankaj Purohit, learned counsel for the petitioner made a statement at bar that the writ petition has rendered infructuous. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. All pending applications stands disposed of accordingly. (B.S.Verma, J.) 16-7-2008 M.K.