-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5504 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 5504 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 5504 OF 2007 Shri Ramnath Punja Sangle .. Petitioner. V/s. 1. The Grampanchayat Kankori & Ors. .. Respondents. --- Mr.Pramod N. Joshi for the Petitioner. Mr.R.M.Patne for the Respondents. --- CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI,J. CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI,J. CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI,J. DATED : 21ST JANUARY, 2008. DATED : 21ST JANUARY, 2008. DATED : 21ST JANUARY, 2008. P.C. : P.C. : P.C. :- . In the light of the subsequent developments, that the elections of the new upa-sarpanch substituting the present petitioner have been held so also he assumed the charge, the challenge to the impugned order dated 11th July, 2007 is rendered purely academic. The order is challenged on the ground that the petitioner was not heard and his appeal was disposed of in his absence. However, even remand, by setting aside the impugned order would not serve any purpose since the vacancy caused by removal of the present petitioner is already filled in. The petition is, therefore, dismissed as infructuous. -: 2 :- (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI,J.) .....