-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 989 OF 2001 Vasantrao B. Patil ...Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents Mr. N.V. Bandiwadekar for the petitioner. Mr. V.S. Gokhale, AGP, for the State. CORAM: P.B. MAJMUDAR & R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATE: JUNE 15, 2010. P.C. The claim of the petitioner is to get appointment to the post of Vice­ Principal in the institution and challenging the appointment of respondent No.5 on the said post. During the course of hearing, it is fairly pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is already retired from the services since the year 2008. In view of the same, in our view, there is no question of granting any direction to the respondents asking them to appoint the petitioner to the post of Vice­Principal in the institution concerned. Since the prayer of the petitioner has become infructuous, this petition is required to be disposed of accordingly. This petition is accordingly disposed of as having become infructuous in view of the retirement of the petitioner from the services. Rule is discharged. P. B. MAJMUDAR, J. R.M. SAVANT, J.