1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2688 OF 2002 Pravin s/o Shrimant Bhutekar ...Petitioner Versus The Tahsildar, Ghansawangi, District Jalna ...Respondents ..... Mr. G. G. Vayal, advocate for the petitioner Mr. M.L. Dharashive, AGP , advocate for respondent No.1 ..... CORAM : S. S. SHINDE, J. DATED : 23RD JULY, 2009 PER COURT:- 1 When the matter is called out, none appears for the contesting respondents. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGP appears for respondent No.1. On perusal of the contents of the writ petition, it appears that the petitioner has challenged the judgment and order dated 27.3.2002 passed by the Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad in Appeal No.2002/DB/DESK-II/ZPVP/Appeal-CR-89. The background facts, as disclosed in the petition, are as under;- 2. The petitioner herein was the Upsarpanch of village Gram Panchayat Antarwali (Dai), Tq. Ghansawangi, District Jalna. 2 Respondent No.3 was elected as Sarpanch of the said Gram Panchayat. The post of Sarpanch was reserved for OBC ladies and respondent No.3 was the only member elected from OBC lady candidate. The petitioner herein alongwith respondent Nos. 4 to 8 submitted a notice of requisition for no confidence motion against respondent No.3 herein on 28.8.2001. The motion of no confidence was passed. 3. Aggrieved by the said no confidence motion passed against respondent No.3, she preferred appeal before the Collector, Jalna. The said appeal was dismissed, therefore, respondent No.3 filed appeal before the Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad and the said authority had allowed the said appeal by his order dated 27.3.2002. Being aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 27.3.2002, passed by the Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad, this petition is filed. 4. On careful perusal of the contents of petition, it appears that the election of the Sarpanch/Upsarpanch/members of village Panchayat Antarwai (Dai), Tq. Ghansawangi, District Jalna took place somewhere in the year 2001. It appears that from the pleading of the petition that the term of the said members was for five years i.e. up to 2006, therefore, the term as member of the Panchayat, Sarpanch or Upsarpanch came to an end on the expiry of the period of five years from the date of election. 5. In my considered view, no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending or adjudicating the same on merits, since the period, for which, the elections of the Gram Panchayat took place, is 3 already came to an end. Even by subsequent events, which took place after filing of this petition, it appears that this petition has become infructuous and therefore, the petition is dismissed as infructuous. Rule discharged. Interim relief, if any, stands vacated. *****