IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2269 OF 1992 Express Newspapers Limited & Anr. : Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. : Respondents ... Mr.Milind Sathe i/b. M.Ranchoddas & Co., for the petitioners. Ms Geeta Shastri, Asstt. Govt. Pleader, for the respondents. ... CORAM : S.RADHAKRISHNAN & S.A. BOBDE, JJ. August 24, 2004. P.C.: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Asstt. Govt. Pleader for the respondents. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners fairly stated that in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in Welfare Association v. Ranjit P. Gohil [(2003) 9 S.C.C. 358], the relief sought in this Petition cannot be granted as the law stands concluded. In view thereof, nothing survives in this Petition. The rule stands discharged. However, we make it clear that the petitioners are entitled to adopt proceedings against respondent no.3, as permissible under the law. -: 2 :- 3. Certified copy expedited. Sd/- (S. RADHAKRISHNAN, J.) Sd/- (S.A. BOBDE, J.)