1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.27 OF 2007 Grampanchayat Chandgudewadi .. Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.Suresh M. Sabrad for the petitioner Mr.P.M.Patil, A.G.P. for the respondents CORAM : J.N.PATEL CORAM : J.N.PATEL CORAM : J.N.PATEL & & & A.A.SAYED, JJ A.A.SAYED, JJ A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATED : 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2007 DATED : 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2007 DATED : 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2007 P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. This petition came to be filed in Public Interest by the Grampanchayat Chandgudewadi, Tal. Baramati, Dist.Pune taking exception to grant of contract of excavation of sand to the respondent along the river bed of river Karha. After this petition was filed, affidavit in reply has been filed by the District Mining Officer, Office of 2 Collector of Pune who has stated that the respondents have stayed extraction of sand from the site vide order dated 14th June, 2007 / 2nd July, 2007 and even the contract period expired on 31st July, 2007. It has been specifically stated that now there is no excavation of sand from the site being carried out nor the said site has been put to auction alongwith other sites in the District from last 5 years. In view of this, nothing survives in the Public Interest Litigation and therefore, it is disposed of as infructuous. ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( J.N. PATEL, J ) ( A.A. SAYED, J ) ( A.A. SAYED, J ) ( A.A. SAYED, J )