2026:UHC:4612-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHASH UPADHYAY WRIT PETITION (M/B) NO. 160 OF 2023 9TH JUNE, 2026 Prakash Chandra Bhatt …… Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others …… Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Ms. Neha, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. Anil Kumar Joshi, learned counsel Counsel for the respondents : Mr. Amarendra Pratap Singh, learned Additional Advocate General with Mr. B.P.S. Mer, learned Standing Counsel and Mr. Mohinder Singh Bihst, learned Brief Holder for the State The Court made the following: ORDER: 1) The proxy counsel of Mr. Anil Kumar Joshi, learned counsel for the petitioner, states that the petition has become infructuous by efflex of time. 2) Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. ______________________ MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J. _________________ SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J. Dt: 9TH JUNE, 2026 Negi 1 HIMANS HU NEGI Digitally signed by HIMANSHU NEGI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=bb3b60774012c1ef1dae20d13aaf11 6e73351fdaf6878326386908a7f90d5757, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=75BD9D0FB7F4A80990FC51A7 22A6BC552D470EB4FD2F88DDF7C18DB2A15 24A4D, cn=HIMANSHU NEGI Date: 2026.06.10 17:21:24 +05'30'