(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 4138 OF 1998 1. Smt. Saralabai Sakharam Patil, Age : Major, Occupation : Nil, R/o. Mohadi, Dhule, District : Dhule. 2. Shaikh Rasul s/o. Shaikh Mastan, Age : Major, Occupation : Nil, R/o. Ramjanbaba Nagar, Dhule, District : Dhule. .. Petitioners. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra. 2. Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 3. The Collector, Dhule, District : Dhule. 4. The Tahsildar, Dhule, Dist. Dhule. .. Respondents. ....................... (2) Mr. A.B. Girase, Advocate, holding for Mr. R.B. Raghuwanshi, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. V.D. Rakh, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos.1 to 4. ........................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 30TH JULY 2010 COURT'S ORDER : 1. Mr. A.B. Girase, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners, fairly states that with passage of time, nothing survives in the matter. 2. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed as having become infructuous. Rule is discharged. However, there shall be no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp4138