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2023 Supreme(UK) 161
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
Vipin Sanghi, Ravindra Maithani, JJ.
Mohd. Dilshad - Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand & Ors. - Respondents
Writ Petition (PIL) No. 196 of 2021
Decided On : 11-01-2023
K.N. Joshi, Advocate
Infructuous petitions due to expiration of permissions may be dismissed.
Headnote:
Permission - Mining - The court dismissed the petition as infructuous due to the expiration of the permission granted for mining.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner raised a grievance regarding the continuation of permission granted for mining beyond the specified period.
Finding of the Court:
The court found the petition to be infructuous due to the expiration of the permission for mining, and consequently dismissed it.
Issues:
Ratio Decidendi: The petition became infructuous due to the expiration of the permission granted for mining.
Final Decision: The petition was dismissed as infructuous.
JUDGMENT
Vipin Sanghi, CJ. - This public interest litigation was initially preferred in November, 2021. The same has remained under defects, and the defects have not been removed. The Registry has, consequently, listed the petition today.
2. The grievance raised by the petitioner in the present writ petition is with regard to continuation of the permission granted to respondent No. 4 to carry-on mining beyond the period of four months. The said period has long since expired.
3. This petition has, therefore, become infructuous. The same is dismissed as such.
