1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3382 OF 1998 Maharashtra Jivan Pradhikaran Contractors’ Association through its President & Oths. .... PETITIONERS V E R S U S Maharashtra Jivan Pradhikaran through its Chairman and Hon’ble Minister (W.S.S.) & Oths. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. L.V. Sangit, Addvocate holding for Mr. V.J.Dixit, Sr. Counsel for petitioner. Mr. S.N.Kendre, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. Mr. D.P. Bakshi, Advocate for respondent - Maharashtra Jivan Pradhikaran. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3546 OF 1998 Dattatraya Waman Patil & Oths. .... PETITIONERS V E R S U S The State of Maharashtra & others .... RESPONDENTS Mr. V.H.Dighe,Advocate for petitioner. Mr. S.N.Kendre, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. Mr. D.P. Bakshi, Advocate for respondent - Maharashtra Jivan Pradhikaran. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. 2 DATE: 22/07/2010 ORAL ORDER : 1. Since the petition pertains to the tenders which were issued in the year 1998 and in all probabilities the work for which the tenders were issued, must have been completed. The only question that remains to be adjudicated is purely an academic question. 2. In that view of the matter, we are not inclined to take into consideration issue raised in the petitions. However, it is made clear that the disposal of the present petition would not be considered as having decided issues raised in the petition and in the event the petitioners at any point of time find it necessary to raise the similar challenges in an appropriate proceedings. The disposal of the present petitions would not come in the way of the petitioners. [ S.V. GANGAPURWALA ] [ B.R. GAVAI ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 3382...98