(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 4294 OF 1999 M/s. S.B. Patil & Company, a Registered Partnership Firm through its Partner, Shri Suryakant Bhimrao Patil, Age : 34 years, Occupation : Contractor, R/o. Patil Galli, Ahemadpur, District : Latur. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. The Chief Engineer, Public Works Region, Behind Old High Court Building, Jalna Road, Aurangabad. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Public Works Circle, Nanded, District : Nanded. 4. Shri S.K. Navtake, Executive Engineer, Public Works Division, Nanded, District : Nanded. (2) 5. Shri A.U. Mailare, Age : 30 years, Occupation : Contractor, A/p. Mukhed, Taluka : Mukhed, District : Nanded. 6. M/s. Patil & Company, through its Partner, Shri M.B. Patil, Age : 40 years, Occupation : Contractor, R/o. St. Francis School Shopping Complex, Jalna Road, Aurangabad, District : Aurangabad. .. Respondents. ....................... Mr. P.R. Patil, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mrs. R.K. Ladda, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos. 1 to 3. Mr. N.P. Patil, Advocate, for respondent no.4. Mr. P.G. Rodge, Advocate, for respondent no.5. Mr. N.B. Patil Raiwadikar, Advocate, for respondent no.6. ........................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 17TH AUGUST 2010 (3) COURT'S ORDER (Per B.R. Gavai, J.) : 1. The petition pertains to the contract which was awarded in the year 1999. A period of more than ten years has lapsed therefrom. In that view of the matter, we are not inclined to go into the merits of the matter. 2. The petition is, therefore, dismissed as having rendered infructuous due to efflux of time. Rule is discharged. Needless to state, that the interim relief stands vacated. However, there shall be no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp4294