-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3357 OF 2005 WRIT PETITION NO. 3357 OF 2005 WRIT PETITION NO. 3357 OF 2005 1. Anil Balasaheb Ranawade & Ors. .. Petitioners. V/s. 1. The Director, State Institute of of Educational Technology & Ors. .. Respondents. --- Mr.P.M.Gore for the Petitioners. Mrs.Meena H. Doshi for the Respondent No.1. Mrs. M.P.Thakur, AGP for the Respondent No.2. Mr.Suresh Kumar for the Respondent No.4. --- CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 12TH MARCH, 2007. DATED : 12TH MARCH, 2007. DATED : 12TH MARCH, 2007. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . On account of a formal defect, the learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to take out a fresh petition for the reliefs he is entitled to including reliefs which he has prayed for in this petition. 2. On behalf of the Society, the learned counsel contends that they are not "the State" under Article 12 of the Constitution and consequently, no writ lies -: 2 :- against them in this court. 3. Considering the above, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed. 4. The issue as to whether the Respondent No.1 is "the State" under Article 12 of the Constitution is left open for the consideration as and when the issue arises. 5. With the above observation, the petition is disposed of. (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (R.M.SAVANT,J.) .....