IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (PIL) No. 07 of 2010 Rajendra Tamta ……… Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and another .………. Respondents. None for the petitioner. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Advocate for the respondents. Date of order: 21-04-2010 JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble J.S. Khehar, C.J. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. J.S. KHEHAR, C. J. (Oral) The petitioner had approached this Court, inter alia, with the prayer, that the State Government should be directed to ensure, that the strike, which commenced on 11.01.2010, is concluded so that normal Government functioning recommences. In so far as the instant prayer is concerned, in the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents, it has been asserted, that during the course of deliberations with the Uttarakhand Federation of Ministerial Services Association, the State Government was able to persuade the members of the association to withdraw the strike, and as such, the strike has since been withdrawn. In view of the factual position noticed hereinabove, we are satisfied, that on the instant issue the instant writ petition has been rendered infructuous. 2. In so far as the second prayer made in the instant writ petition is concerned, the same requires this Court to issue appropriate directions to the State Government to ensure, that similar strikes do not paralyze Government functioning in future. In so far as the second submission is concerned, the State Government has placed on the record of its counter affidavit as Annexure SCA-2 a Government Order dated 29.10.2009, postulating deterrence for similar action at the hands of Government employees in future. We are satisfied, that with the issuance of the Government Order dated 29.10.2009, as of now, sufficient deterrence has been stipulated at the hands of the Government to minimize similar strikes 2 in future. As such, even on the second issue, the instant writ petition has obviously been rendered infructuous. 3. No other prayer, besides the ones noticed hereinabove, had been made in the instant writ petition. For the reasons recorded in the foregoing paragraph, the instant writ petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) (J.S. Khehar, C. J.) 21.04.2010 21.04.2010 Amit