[1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.136 OF 2005 Shri Uday Bhimrao Shewale .... Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & others .... Respondents Ms Kumud A. Bhatia for the Petitioner. Shri S.R. Shinde, A.P.P., for the Respondents. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: R.M.S. KHANDEPARKAR & P.V. KAKADE, JJ. DATED: DATED: DATED: MARCH 14, 2005 P.C: P.C: P.C: Heard. Perused the affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents by PSI B.S. Jadhav of Laxmipuri Police Station, Kolhapur wherein it has been categorically stated on oath that:- "I state that even as on today the activities of the said club are going on. I state that we have never given any oral directions for closer of the said club and we are taking action according to law and at no point of time we insisted for licence under the provisions of the Bombay Police Act." In view of the said statement, which we accept, nothing [2] survives in the petition and the petition is accordingly disposed of. (R.M.S. Khandeparkar, J.) (P.V. Kakade, J.)