IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 1331 of 1997 Shri Jitendra Narsingrao Bugge ..Petitioner vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents None for the petitioner. Shri C.R.Sonawane, A.G.P. for respondent nos.1 to 3. CORAM: S.B.MHASE & CORAM: S.B.MHASE & CORAM: S.B.MHASE & S.R.DONGAONKAR. JJ. S.R.DONGAONKAR. JJ. S.R.DONGAONKAR. JJ. 28th February, 2006 28th February, 2006 28th February, 2006 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Petitioner and his Advocate are absent. 2. Interim relief in terms of prayer clause (d) was granted. The said relief is pending hearing and final disposal of this petition. By the said interim relief respondent nos.4 and 5 were directed to refer the caste claim of the petitioner to respondent no.2 Committee for verification and the said Committee was to decide the said claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. Prayer clause (b) of the petition is equally the same prayer as that of prayer clause (d). Thus even though rule has been granted the main relief which can be granted in this petition is granted by this Court by way of interim relief and in view of the interim directions, respondent nos. 4 and 5 must have referred the caste claim to respondent no.2 and respondent no.2 must have decided the same. We thus find that the petition has become infructuous. The petition is thus disposed of as infructuous. (S.R.DONGAONKAR J.) (S.B.MHASE J.) (S.R.DONGAONKAR J.) (S.B.MHASE J.) (S.R.DONGAONKAR J.) (S.B.MHASE J.)