IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 259 of 1999 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE M.R.CALLA ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any OrdJJ JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the Civil Judge? : NO 1 to 5 No JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ -------------------------------------------------------------- KALPAK ARVINBHAI MANIAR Versus UNION OF INDIA -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR HARIN P RAVAL for Petitioner MR MUKESH R SHAH for Respondent No. 1 MS. MANISHA LAVKUMAR, AGP, for Respondent No. 3 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE M.R.CALLA Date of decision: 27/04/2000 ORAL JUDGEMENT Mr. Harin Raval for the petitioner, Ms. P.J. Davawala for respondents No. 1 and 2 and Ms. Manisha Lavkumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent No. 3, assisted by Police Inspector Mr. Desani representing the Police Commissionerate of Rajkot. Ms. P.J. Davawala has produced a copy of the letter dated 25th April 2000 addressed to the petitioner by the Ag. Regional Passport Officer, Ahmedabad informing him that the show-cause notice impounding the passport has been withdrawn. The learned Assistant Government Pleader has no objection if the petitioner seeks to withdraw this petition in view of this letter dated 25th April 2000. Mr. Raval has submitted that, in view of this letter, the cause of action does not survive and he wants to withdraw the petition. This Special Civil Application is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. In view of the production of the letter dated 25th April 2000 and the submissions made by Ms. P.J. Davawala on behalf of the respondent No. 2, I do not find it necessary to hold any further proceedings against respondent No. 2 on the basis of the order dated 18th April 2000. Rule is hereby discharged. The letter dated 25th April 2000 shall remain on record. _____ (hn)