1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8178 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 8178 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 8178 OF 2007 Prabhakar G. Kathavle. .. Petitioner. vs. The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation for the City of Bhiwandi Nizampur & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr. S.V. Dhakephalkar for Petitioner. Mr. C.R. Sonawane, AGP., for Respondent no.. CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & CORAM: J.N. PATEL, & SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATE: 11TH FEBRUARY, 2008. DATE: 11TH FEBRUARY, 2008. DATE: 11TH FEBRUARY, 2008. P.C. . Heard. 2. In view of the fact that the petitioner has been granted validity certificate though after the stipulated period which is held to be directory in nature, the impugned order dated 22.10.007 stands quashed and set aside resulting in the petitioner being restored as Councillor of Ward No. 3 of Bhiwandi 2 Nizampur Municipal Corporation. 3. In view of this, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in so far as other issues raised in the petition challenging the validity of the various provisions is concerned, the petitioner does not want to press the same. Therefore, nothing survives in the petition. The petitions stands dismissed accordingly with no order as to costs. (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.)