IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 843 (M/S) of 2008 Margub Ali S/o Sri Asgar Ali, R/o Village Mohitpur Sherpur, Block Bhagwanpur, Tehsil Roorkee, District Hardiwar. ….Petitioner Vs State of Uttarakhand through its Secretary, Food and Civil Supply, Secretariat, Dehradun and others. …..Respondents Dated:- 22-5-2008 Hon’ble B.S. Verma , J. Heard Sri Lok Pal Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.P. Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the State- respondents. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following reliefs: i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 9-5-2008 passed by the respondent No.2, contained annexure No. 7 to this writ petition. ii) Issue any other relief, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case be passed in favour of the petitioner. iii) Cost of the petition be awarded in favour of the petitioner. Learned Additional C.S.C. appearing for the respondents raised a preliminary objection that the alternate remedy is available to the petitioner to file appeal before the Commissioner. However, the petitioner instead of availing the appropriate remedy, filed the present writ petition before this Court. 2 In view of the fact that the petitioner is having an alternative remedy of filing the appeal, the present writ petition is dismissed in-limine. However, if the appeal is filed before the Commissioner by the petitioner, the same may be decided by the Commissioner expeditiously as far as possible preferably within a period of two months from the date of filing of appeal. All applications stands disposed of accordingly. Disconnected from Writ Petition No.1828 of 2006 (M/S). (B.S.Verma,J) 22-5-2008 M.K. 3