IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.2299 of 2018 Date of Decision: 4.1.2025 _____________________________________________________________________ Dalip Singh Chauhan ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. …....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? For the Petitioner: Mr. Shrawan Dogra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ajay Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondent: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rajan Kahol, Mr. Vishal Panwar and Mr. B.c. Verma, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Deputy Advocate General, for the State. Mr. Deepak Kaushal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Abhishek Verma, Advocate, for respondent No.3. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sandeep Sharma, J. (Oral) While placing on record communication dated 24.12.2024, issued under the signature of State Geologist, Himachal Pradesh, learned Additional Advocate General states that matter was taken up with respondent No.1 i.e. Principal Secretary (Industries) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh vide letter dated 16.8.2024 with request to take decision for withdrawal of letter of Intent dated 27.6.2018. He further states that vide letter dated 21.10.2024, letter - 2 - of Intent has been ordered to be withdrawn and as such, present petition has been rendered infructuous. 2. Having perused aforesaid communication, which is taken on record, this Court finds that since Letter of Intent dated 27.6.2018, qua which petitioner had certain reservations, stands withdrawn, nothing remains to be adjudicated in the instant proceedings. 3. Consequently, in view of the above, present petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. Liberty is also reserved to the petitioner to file appropriate proceedings before appropriate court of law, qua surviving grievances, if any. Pending applications also stand disposed of. January 4, 2025 (Sandeep Sharma), manjit Judge