1 WRIT PETITION NO.3108 OF 2002 lgc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3108 OF 2002 M/s.Jeevan and Co. and ors. : Petitioners versus Union of India and ors. : Respondents. Mr.Nilesh Bhutekar i/by Mr.Uday Warunjikar for the Petitioners. Mr. N R Prajapati with Mr. D A Dubey for the UOI-Respondent No.1. CORAM : P B MAJMUDAR & R M SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 16th July 2010 P.C. 1 The above Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India takes exception to the notices dated 12/11/1999 and 13/5/2002 by which notices demands were raised against the Petitioners in respect of the Private Wire Connections i.e. hot line either at their place of residence or godowns and at place of business. 2 The above Petition has been filed on behalf of as many as 27 Petitioners who have had their own individual connection. Though Rule was granted in the above Petition, we have our serious doubts about the maintainability of the above Petition as the cause of action is separate and distinct in respect of each of the Petitioners and, therefore, a single Petition, as above, would not be maintainable. 3 Be that as it may, the Petitioners did not pay the amount and the Petitioners voluntarily disconnected the said private wire connections and, therefore, 2 WRIT PETITION NO.3108 OF 2002 the Petitioners have disconnected the said facility. Though it was sought to be contended on behalf of the Petitioners that a question of law viz. as to whether the Respondents have power and authority to disconnect another line of the same consumer on account of non-payment, we are of the view that we need not go into the said issue as the Petition filed in the year 2002 survives now only for academic purposes. Hence without going into the said issue we dismiss the above Petition on the ground that no purpose will be served, as the connections in question have already been disconnected, as also on the ground that no interim reliefs were granted in the above Petition. Rule is accordingly discharged. 4 We make it clear that the question sought to be raised in the above Petition has not been dealt with, in case any of the Petitioners in future desires to raise the said issue, the instant order would not come in his/its way. [R.M.SAVANT, J] [P.B.MAJMUDAR, J]