IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8397 OF 2003 Smt. Phoolbabendevi S. Rai ..Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. .... None for the Petitioner. Mr. V.P. Malwankar, Assistant Government Pleader for the State. ... CORAM: KSHITIJ R. VYAS, C.J. & DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. 18th April, 2006. P.C. : Neither the Petitioner nor the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner is present. The Petitioner is challenging the order dated 11th November, 2003 ( Exh.C) issued by Respondent No.4 in favour of Respondent No.5 granting licence for the ration shop for a temporary period of three months. Since the said period has already expired, in our opinion, the Petition has become infructuous. The Petition is rejected as having become infructuous. Writ Petition 2039 of 1994 is delinked from this petition. CHIEF JUSTICE (DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.)