IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA ***** WRIT PETITION NO. 23 OF 2002 1. Village Panchayat of Calangute, represented by its Sarpanch, Smt. Conceisao A. Fernandes, having its office at Calangute, Bardez, Goa, 2. Shri Joseph R. Sequeira, r/o Gauravaddo, Calangute, 3. Smt. Muktabai M. Dessai, r/o H. No.258, Prabhuvada, Calangute, 4. Smt. Conceicao A. Fernandes, r/o Sauntavaddo, Calangute, 5. Shri Bonefacio Alex Fernandes, r/o Kobravaddo, Calangute, 6. Shri Anthony S. Silveira Sequeira, r/o Tivaivada, Calangute, and 7. Smt. Ana Maria C. D’Souza, r/o Naikavada, Calangute. ... Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Goa, through Secretary (Panchayats), having office at Secretariat, Goa, 2. The Director of Panchayats, Govt. of Goa, having office at Junta House, Panaji, Goa, and 3. Additional Collector, North Goa District, with office at Collectorate, Panaji. ... Respondents. Shri V. B. Nadkarni, Senior Advocate with Shri Y. V. Nadkarni, advocate for the petitioners. - 2 - Shri N. Thakkekar, Additional Government Advocate for the respondents. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS & D. G. KARNIK, JJ. DATE : 23rd April, 2004. ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Hardas, J.) Shri V. B. Nadkarni, learned Senior Counsel on behalf of the petitioners states that the present petition has become infructuous, therefore, the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw the petition, with liberty to challenge the findings of the Additional Collector, North Goa District, who conducted an enquiry and had submitted a report on 1st February, 2002, if and when the need arises for the petitioners to challenge the same in future. 2. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Rule discharged. P. V. HARDAS, J. D. G. KARNIK, J. mc.