1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 582 OF 2000 Smt. Indira Shankarrao Kurle. .... Petitioner. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .... Respondents. ....... None for the Petitioner. Mr. R.M. Patne, A.G.P. For Respondents 1 and 2. Mr. N.V. Bandiwadekar for Respondent 3. ........ CORAM : DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. 04TH APRIL 2008. P.C. :- The Petitioner and her Advocate are absent. Mr. Bandiwadekar, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Third Respondent states before the Court that against the decision of the Education Officer holding that the Fourth Respondent was senior to the Petitioner, the Petitioner had moved this Court and by an interim protection, the Petitioner was continued as Headmistress. It has been 2 stated before the Court that the Petitioner retired from services on 31st August 2006. In that view of the matter, in view of the statement made by the Respondent management before the Court, it is evident that the Petition has become infructuous. None appears on behalf of the Petitioner. The Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. ------