(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 8383 OF 2005 Dr. Ramesh s/o. Pandurang Patil, Age : 55 years, Occupation : Medical Practitioner, R/o. Municipal Park, Bhusawal, Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. .. Petitioner. versus Sau. Bharti Ramesh Patil, Age : 49 years, Occupation : Household, R/o. Municipal Park, Bhusawal, \Taluka : Bhusawal, District : Jalgaon. .. Respondent. ....................... Mr. R.L. Kute, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. P.N. Kutti, Advocate, for the respondent. ........................ CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 19TH JANUARY 2011 (2) COURT'S ORDER : 1. Mr. R.L. Kute, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, has produced copy of communication dated 2-1-2011 sent to him by one Shri Gajanan Prakash Patil, informing him that the petitioner, Dr. Ramesh s/o. Pandurang Patil, has expired on 5-10-2009. He states that because of said death, challenge in the petition is rendered infructuous. 2. Mr. P.N. Kutti, learned Counsel appearing for the respondent, has no objection if petition is disposed of as infructuous. 3. In the circumstances, copy of the communication along with the death certificate, tendered by the learned Counsel for the deceased petitioner, is taken on record. 4. The petition is disposed of as abated. Rule is discharged. Needless to mention, that the interim stay granted earlier stands vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. ( B.P. DHARMADHIKARI ) JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp8383