1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.4819 OF 1996 Mansinghrao Absahab Patil & ors. Petitioners vs. State Election Commission, Maharashtra & ors. Respondents Mr.Maheen Pradhan i/b.Mr.N.V.Pradhan for the petitioners. Mr.Vinay Sonpal, A.G.P. for the respondents 2 and 3. CORAM : R. M. LODHA & A.S.BAGGA, JJ. DATED : 5th June, 2006 P.C. Mr.Maheen Pradhan, advocate appears for the petitioners and submits that by passage of time, the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. 2. We dismiss the writ petition accordingly. Rule is discharged. No costs. (R.M. (R.M. (R.M. LODHA,J.) LODHA,J.) LODHA,J.) (A.S. (A.S. (A.S. BAGGA,J.) BAGGA,J.) BAGGA,J.)