FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4592 OF 2006 ___________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | _______________________|___________________________________ This matter was listed for final hearing on 10th August, 2009. None appeared on that day for the petitioner. Therefore, the matter was adjourned to 11.8.2009. On that day also, none appeared for the petitioner and it was adjourned to 12th August, 2009 i.e. today. Today, also none appears for the petitioner. 2 With the assistance of the learned Advocate for respondent No.3 and the learned A.G.P., perused the petition and annexures thereto. It appears that this petition takes exception to the order dated 22nd May, 2006 passed by the Additional Collector, Latur in Case No. 2006/GPE/CR/342. By the impugned order, the Additional Collector disqualified the petitioner to continue as Sarpanch of Gram Panchat, Lendegaon. 3 It appears from the pleadings in the petition that the elections to the said Gram Panchayat took place somewhere in the year, 2002 for a period of five years. This Court by interim order dated 22nd June, 2006 protected the petitioner and pending this petition, the said order remained in operation till this date. 4 It is not in dispute that the term of the Gram Panchayat members is for five years and consequently, the petitioner could have been Sarpanch of the said Gram Panchayat till expiry of the term of the Panchayat. Since the elections for the Gram Panchayat took place in the year, 2002 and the term of five years expired somewhere in the year, 2007, continuation of the proceedings in this writ petition will be futile exercise and, therefore, by efflux of time, this petition has become infructuous. The purpose of filing this petition by the petitioner is served in view of the interim order granted by this Court. 5 Hence, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. Interim relief stands vacated. Civil Application, if any, stands disposed of in view of disposal of petition. (S.S. SHINDE, J). 12.08.2009. PLK/#