1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4669 of 2001 Mahesh s/o Muljibhai Mistry, Aged 36 years, Occu: Business, r/o Wakharkar Nagar, Dhule. ...PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra (Through its Secretary, Urban Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 ) AND TWO OTHERS. ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr.V.R.Aute, Adv., h/f Mr. S.B.Talekar, Adv., for the petitioner. Mr. D.V.Tele, A.G.P., for respondent nos. 1 and 2. None appears for respondent no.3. ... CORAM:S.B.DESHMUKH AND K.U.CHANDIWAL, JJ. DATE:26/8/2010 *** PER COURT : (Per S.B.Deshmukh, J.) 1. We have heard learned Counsel Mr.Aute appearing for Mr. S.B.Talekar, learned Counsel for 2 the petitioner and learned A.G.P. Mr. D.V.Tele for respondent no.2. None appears for respondent no.3. 2. Petitioner seeks to quash and set aside order dated 3rd Sept.,2001, removing the petitioner from the position and office of the Municipal councillor, Dhule, and disqualifying him from being elected as a member of the Municipal Council, Dhule, for a period of six years as ordered by the learned Minister for Urban Development, Mantralaya, Mumbai. The petition was filed on 6.11.2001 and was heard before this Court earlier. Notice was issued and by order dated Jan.,08, 2002, Rule was issued with ad interim relief in terms of prayer clause B. Rule and Rule on interim relief was made returnable within four weeks. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner makes a statement on instructions that now the petition has become infructuous by passage of time since we are in 2010. Statement is accepted. Nothing survives in this writ petition, to be adjudicated upon. Writ petition, being infructuous, stands disposed of. Interim relief stands vacated. Rule discharged. No costs. (K.U.CHANDIWAL) (S.B.DESHMUKH) JUDGE JUDGE agp/4669-01wp