R.C. Khulbe, J.

1. In this writ petition, filed in public interest, a writ of certiorari is sought to quash the impugned order dated 27.11.2001, the office memo dated 15.05.2002, the order dated 09.08.2004, the Government Order dated 15.09.2008, and the office memo dated 26.01.2010; a writ of mandamus directing the State of Uttarakhand not to provide any facility, from the government exchequer, to respondent nos. 2 to 6 as entitlement of Ex-Chief Ministers; a writ of mandamus directing the State of Uttarakhand to get the Government accommodation, occupied by respondent nos. 2 to 6 respectively, vacated; and a writ of mandamus, directing the State of Uttarakhand to recover the amount spent on behalf of respondent nos. 2 to 6, with respect to the facilities provided to them in pursuance of the impugned orders, as facilities for Ex-Chief Ministers of the State.

2. In the affidavit, filed in support of the writ petition, the petitioner stated that the State Government had spent a sum of Rs. 9,28,69,973/- (Rupees Nine Crore Twenty-Eight Lakh Sixty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred