IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA APPLICATION IN ELECTION PETITION NO. 1 OF 2009 IN ELECTION PETITION NO. 3 OF 2007 SHRI. PUTI GOVIND GAONKAR ... Applicant Versus SHRI. VISHWAJIT RANE AND 4 ORS., ... Respondents Shri S. G. Bhobe, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri Shivan Dessai, Advocate for Respondent No. 1. Coram:- N. A. BRITTO, J. Date:- 9th June, 2009 P.C.:- Heard Shri S. G. Bhobe, learned Counsel on behalf of the Petitioner and Shri Shivan Dessai, learned Counsel on behalf of Respondent No.1. The Petitioner has sought withdrawal of the Election Petition by his application dated 12-12-2008. Notice of withdrawal was given to Respondent Nos.1 and 2 as well as was published on Gazette dated 2-4-2009, as required in terms of sub-section(2) of Section 109 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. None have objected to the withdrawal of the petition and till date none has come forward to prosecute the petition. Shri Dessai, learned Counsel on behalf of Respondent No.1 is not interested in any costs. Nevertheless, since lot of public time has been wasted of this Court by the Petitioner who had an order in his favour, namely Order dated 9-2-2009 and thereafter has chosen to withdraw the petition. Leave to withdraw is granted to the Petitioner subject to payment of costs of Rs.10,000/- to be paid within a period of two weeks from today. After the payment of costs, Registrar to comply with the provisions of Section 111 of the said Act. It is further clarified that the petition shall stand withdrawn after the payment of costs is made. Costs to be credited to the account of Goa State Legal Services Authority. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD.