1 W.P.No. of 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.3929 OF 2010 M/s Shirpur Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Maryadit, through its Chairman ..PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Mah. & ors. ..RESPONDENTS Mr A.G. Talhar, Advocate holding for Mr P.S. Gaikwad for the petitioner; Mr D.R. Kale, A.G.P. for respondents no.1 & 3; Mr N.N. Desale, Advocate holding for Mr N.S. Choudhary for respondent no.7; Mr Ajit D. Kharde, Advocate holding for Mr S.P. Shah for respondent no.4 CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE AND S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 24th March, 2011 PER COURT : The petition has been filed to challenge the appointment of respondent no.5 as the Managing Director of the sugar factory. Respondent no.5 has died after the filing of this petition. In these circumstances, the petition has become infructuous and is, therefore, dismissed. However, all contentions raised in this petition regarding the power of the respondent no.4 of appointing a person as a Managing Director of the sugar factory are left open. (S.S. SHINDE, J.) ( SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) amj/wp3929.10