1 W.P. No.5952-02 mmj IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5952 OF 2002 Parvanadharak Rockel (Korosene) Vikretyanchi San. & Ors. ..Petitioners Vs. The District Civ. Supply Officer & Ors. ..Respondents Ms Gauri Godse for the Petitioners Shri P.M.Palshikar AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 4 Coram: P.B.MAJMUDAR & R.M.SAVANT, JJ Date: 4th August 2010 P.C. 1. By the above Writ Petition the main substantive relief claimed is as follows: “(a) that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus, or writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order of direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India directing the Respondent to make available to each Petitioner total number of Cardholders as existing on 2nd May 2000.” 2 W.P. No.5952-02 2. In the context of the said relief, an affidavit is filed by the One Mr. Bhairawnath Bhalchandra Parkhi, Deputy Secretary Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Government of Maharashtra, dated 25-7-2010 wherein it has been stated that the Respondents on 18-4-2010 have restored the number of ration cards to the Petitioners as were available to them. The statement in the said affidavit is accepted. We, therefore, do not see any reason to keep the above Petition pending. The Petition is disposed of in terms of the said statement. 3. The Learned AGP Shri Palshikar states that in case of any difficulties the Petitioners may have consequent to the restoration of the ration cards to the Petitioners, the Petitioners may approach the concerned Tahsildar, and the Tahsildar will supply the number of persons covered by a particular ration card as also the details of gas cylinders, if any, that is availed by them. (R.M.SAVANT, J.) (P.B.MAJMUDAR,J.)