1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5802 OF 1998 Vyankappa Narayan Patki & ors .. Petitioners versus State of Maharashtra & ors .. Respondents Ms.Seema Sarnaik for Petitioners Mr.N.P.Deshpande, Assistant Government Pleader for for Respondent nos. 1,4 and 5. Mr.D.A.Dube for Union of India CORAM CORAM CORAM : : : S.B.MHASE AND S.B.MHASE AND S.B.MHASE AND D.G.KARNIK, D.G.KARNIK, D.G.KARNIK, JJ JJ JJ DATED DATED DATED : 15th February, 2006 : 15th February, 2006 : 15th February, 2006 P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. In our view, the petition is only academic. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioners have no personal interest in the matter and no personal right of any of the petitioners is affected in any manner. In view of this, we are not inclined to adjudicate upon the controversy raised in this particular petition. Petition is therefore disposed of. 2 (D.G. (D.G. (D.G. KARNIK, J) KARNIK, J) KARNIK, J) (S.B.MHASE, (S.B.MHASE, (S.B.MHASE, J) J) J)