1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7955 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 7955 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 7955 OF 2007 Bhrashtachar Nirmulan Samiti. .. Petitioner. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr. A.K. Prajapati for petitioner. Mr. V.S. Gokhale, AGP., for respondents 1 & 2. .. CORAM: J.N. PATEL & CORAM: J.N. PATEL & CORAM: J.N. PATEL & SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2007. DATE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2007. DATE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2007. P.C. . By this petition the petitioner is seeking a writ of mandamus against the District Magistrates and Superintendent of Police to grant police protection to the members of the Samiti to enable them to take out a rally on 22.10.2007 at 9.00 a.m. In view of the fact that the date of the proposed rally is over, the petition has become infructuous. In case the Samiti wants to hold peaceful rally, they may apply to the Districts Magistrate for seeking permission. In case such an application is made, the District Magistrate 2 will consider it in accordance with law. With this observation, the petition is dismissed as infructuous. (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.)