1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 592 OF 2001 Amarjitsingh Daljitsingh Jhandwal & ors. : Petitioners. Versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. : Respondents. Mr.Abhijit Gosavi i/by Mr.P B Shah for the Petitioners Mr. K N Gaikwad for the Respondents-BMC. CORAM : P.B.MAJMUDAR & R.M.SAVANT, JJ DATED : APRIL 27, 2009 P.C. 1. By way of this Petition, it is prayed by the Petitioners that impugned action of the 2nd Respondent denying promotion to the 1st Petitioner to the post of Joint Chief Fire Officer and consequently promotions to the rest of the Petitioners in their respective higher posts, occasioned in the chain of promotions and after examining their validity, legality, propriety be quashed and set aside. 2 2. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the Petitioners that after filing of the above Petition the 1st Petitioner was promoted as Chief Fire Officer and now has retired by superannuation. In view of the subsequent developments in the matter, the aforesaid prayer made in the Petition has become infructuous. The learned counsel for the Petitioners states that though he has received oral instructions from his clients that the above Petition no longer survives, he has not received any written instructions. 3. Considering the subsequent developments in the matter, in our view, no relief as prayed for in this petition, can be granted. The above Petition is accordingly disposed of in view of the subsequent developments i.e promotion of the 1st Petitioner and his subsequent retirement by way of superannuation. Rule is discharged. [R.M.SAVANT,J] [P.B.MAJMUDAR,J]