Authority: Uttarakhand High Court (Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.)

Order Date: 06 October 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Petitioner – M/s Sh. Badri Traders; Respondents – State of Uttarakhand and others.
  • Petition Details: Writ petition WPMS/432/2021 filed in 2021 seeking a direction to Respondent No. 2 to refund the amount deposited as security in the form of Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs).
  • Legal Representation: Advocate Rakshit Shrivastava (holding brief of Mr. Ramji Shrivastava) for the petitioner; Advocate Suyash Pant, Standing Counsel for the State; Advocate Ankit Rana (holding brief of Mr. Sandeep Kothari) for the respondent; Advocate Sandeep Kothari also appeared for Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam.
  • Key Development: Advocate Ankit Rana produced a letter dated 28 Oct 2021 issued by the General Manager (Mining). The letter was taken on record.
  • Court Observation: Perusal of the letter revealed that the writ petition had become infructuous. The petitioner, through Advocate Rakshit Shrivastava, did not dispute this contention.

Final Outcome

  • The writ petition was dismissed as infructuous by Hon'ble Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari on 06 Oct 2026. No further directions were issued, and the refund claim was considered moot.

Topics: Court Decision, Refund of Security Deposit, Uttarakhand Mining