SCA/1058/2000 1/2 JUDGMENT IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No. 1058 of 2000 For Approval and Signature: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI ============================================================== 1 Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2 To be referred to the Reporter or not ? 3 Whether their Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ? 4 Whether this case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order made thereunder ? 5 Whether it is to be circulated to the civil judge ? ============================================================== SOMIBEN THAKORBHAI PATEL - Petitioner(s) Versus ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER & 1 - Respondent(s) ============================================================== Appearance : MR SUNIL C PATEL for Petitioner(s) : 1, MR SIRAJ GORI AGP for Respondent(s) : 1. MR HS MUNSHAW for Respondent(s) : 2, ================================================================== CORAM : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI Date : 18/11/2005 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. In the present petition, the petitioner who was holding the post of Sarpanch of Mahuva Gram Panchayat has SCA/1058/2000 2/2 JUDGMENT challenged his removal order passed by the District Development Officer as upheld by the Additional Development Commissioner. From the record it emerges that the petitioner was elected as a Sarpanch on 25/7/1995. His term during this course would be over by now. No useful purpose will be served in deciding the legal issues raised since the term of the petitioner as a Sarpanch is over long back. Petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. Rule is discharged. No order as to costs. (Akil Kureshi, J.) smita/