-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.2674 OF 2001 Dr.C.R. Patil.........................Petitioner Versus Joint Director, Higher Education, Pune Region, Pune & Ors........... ..Respondents Mr. S.B. Deshmukh i/b.Mr. A.V. Anturkar, for the Petitioner Mrs. M.P. Thakur, AGP for Respondent NO.1. Mr. K.Y. Mandlik, for respondent No.2. Mr. S.V.Pitre, for Respondent NO.3. Mr. Vijay Patil, for Respondent NO.4. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & F.I. REBELLO & F.I. REBELLO & DR. DR. DR. D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DATE DATE DATE : : : 3rd February,2006 P.C.: . Learned Counsel states that the petitioner has retired. The dispute was regarding seniority and they have instructions to withdraw. The letter addressed by the petitioner to the Counsel is taken on record. Petition dismissed as withdrawn. Rule discharged. No order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO, (F.I.REBELLO, (F.I.REBELLO, J.) J.) J.) (DR. (DR. (DR. D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J.) D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J.) D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J.)