1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3723 OF 2006 Bhau s/o Appa Hase and others ...Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3724 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3725 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3726 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3727 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3728 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3729 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3730 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3731 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3732 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3733 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3734 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3735 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3736 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3737 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3738 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3739 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3740 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3741 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3742 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3743 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3744 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3745 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3746 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3747 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3748 OF 2006, WRIT PETITION NO. 3749 OF 2006 AND WRIT PETITION NO. 4224 OF 2006. ..... Mr. S.K. Shinde, advocate for the petitioners Mr. K.J. Ghute Patil, AGP for respondents ..... 2 CORAM: S. S. SHINDE, J. DATED: 23RD SEPTEMBER, 2009 PER COURT:- 1 Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, in the group of these writ petitions, submitted that the challenge in these petitions is to the land acquisition proceedings initiated by the respondent State and its authorities. Learned counsel further submitted that since the State and its authorities has withdrawn the land acquisition proceeding in question and a notification to that effect is issued. He has placed on record a copy of the said notification, which is taken on record and marked as “X” for identification. Therefore, learned counsel submits that he is under instructions not to pursue these writ petitions. Learned AGP for the respondent authorities has not disputed the position that the State has withdrawn the land acquisition proceedings in all the petitions. 2 In view of the aforesaid circumstances, all writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. Rule discharged. Interim relief if any, stand vacated. Civil applications, if any, stand disposed in view of dismissal of writ petitions. ***** 3