IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 458 OF 2008 SHRI. KHALIFA SHAIKH ... Petitioner Versus THE PASSPORT OFFICER, MINSTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS ... Respondent Mr. Edwin De Monte Furtado, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. C.A. Ferrera, Asst. Solicitor General for the respondent. Coram:- S. C. DHARMADHIKARI & R. C. CHAVAN, JJ. Date:- 24th September, 2008 P.C. Learned Asst. Solicitor General appearing for the Passport Officer on instructions states that the authorities will withdraw penalty imposed and take appropriate steps to issue the passport within a period of seven days from today. Statement accepted. In the light of this statement, nothing survives in this Writ Petition. Accordingly the petition is disposed off. S. C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. R. C. CHAVAN, J. cg