HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. G. NARENDAR AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK MAHRA 22ND JULY, 2025 SPECIAL APPEAL NO. 08 OF 2025 Islam ....Appellant Versus Returning Officer Urban Local Bodies and others …..Respondents Counsel for the Appellant : Mr. Hardik Sah, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. Siddhartha Sah, learned counsel. Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1, 4 & 6 : Mr. Sanjay Bhatt, learned counsel. JUDGMENT :(per Mr. G. Narendar, C.J.) Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the instant special appeal has rendered infructuous in view of the holding of elections. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. The special appeal is dismissed as having been rendered infructuous. 4. There shall be no order as to costs. 5. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of accordingly. ________________ G. NARENDAR, C.J. __________ ALOK MAHRA, J. Dt: 22nd July, 2025 NISHANT 1 NISHANT KUMAR Digitally signed by NISHANT KUMAR DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=ad3fcb5ca64340f5dd0a4c574afa0fd63133605ca57cd c00ec2b7462b452b326, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=7E81318F3B1BE7EAAC9370185F7C9C20892BC 63A055CFD1961690560487E670C, cn=NISHANT KUMAR Date: 2025.07.24 11:14:58 +05'30'