IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 183 OF 2009 MRS. LILAVATI D. VADYEKAR ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF GOA THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY AND 3 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. J. Godinho, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. V. Rodrigues, Addl. Government Advocate for the Respondents. Coram:- B. P. DHARMADHIKARI & U. D. SALVI, JJ. Date:- 23rd June, 2009 P.C. Heard Advocate Shri Godinho for the petitioner and Shri Rodrigues, Addl. Government Advocate for respondents. 2. Learned Addl. Government Pleader has filed reply/affidavit. He has pointed out that even before the grievance was made before this Court, a notice to stop illegal fishing and for taking appropriate action was issued by the respondents. He, therefore, states that in view of subsequent steps taken by respondents as the water has been drained out and illegal fishing has been put to an end, the grievance in this Petition has become infructuous. 3. Learned Counsel for petitioner however states that this illegal fishing takes place every year and petitioner, therefore, should not be required to approach this Court again and again and this Court should issue directions to respondents to see that such problem does not recur in future. Addl. Government Advocate Shri Rodrigues states that grant of such relief is beyond the scope of Petition and, in any case, such relief cannot be granted by anticipating that there will be breach every year. 4. We have perused the affidavit filed by respondents today and we are satisfied that respondents have initiated appropriate steps for stopping menace of illegal fishing. The respondents have, therefore, attempted to discharge their obligations/duties cast upon them. In view of this, we are sure that even in future the respondents shall continue to stop illegal fishing and such illegalities without any directions of this Court. Hence, for the present, we find that request being made by learned Advocate Shri Godinho, in the present circumstances, is misconceived. 5. With above observations and in view of the reply/affidavit filed today, we dispose off the Petition, however, without any Order as to costs. B. P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. U. D. SALVI, J. arp/*