1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION SUO MOTU NO.153 OF 2004 The Chairman, Society for People s Development, ’ Solapur .. Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.Amit Sale for the petitioner Mr.V.A. Sonpal, A.G.P. for respondent no.1 to 3 and 5 CORAM : J. N. PATEL & Smt.R.P.SONDURBALDOTA, JJ DATE : 7TH OCTOBER, 2009 P.C. : 1. This P.I.L. is pending since the year 2004 and was treated so by the court by taking suo motu cognizance. Thereafter, it has progressed from time to time and the respondent State has filed affidavits of the officials concerned with the subject matter right from Secretary, Tribal Development to down below the level of the Collector. The minimum expected of the petitioner was to file an affidavit in rejoinder to counter the claim made by the Secretary, Tribal Development and the Officials of the State. 2 2. On the last date, this court gave an opportunity to the petitioner to conduct social audit by coordinating with team of NGO s working in the ’ region of the legal services authority and, thereafter, the matter was adjourned from time to time. On 26.8.09, time was granted by way of last chance. No affidavit in rejoinder has been filed. We are informed that the exercise is being undertaken and it will require some time. From the affidavits in reply filed before us, we find that the authorities have taken cognizance of the subject matter of the petition and have taken up remedial measures. Therefore, we are disposing of this P.I.L. as infructuous. ( J. N. Patel, J) (Smt.R.P.Sondurbaldota, J)