SCA/7804/1997 1/2 JUDGMENT IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No. 7804 of 1997 For Approval and Signature: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI ============================================================== 1 Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2 To be referred to the Reporter or not ? 3 Whether their Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ? 4 Whether this case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order made thereunder ? 5 Whether it is to be circulated to the civil judge ? ============================================================== KRISHNAKANT ZINABHAI DESAI - Petitioner(s) Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & 3 - Respondent(s) ============================================================== Appearance : NOTICE SERVED for Petitioner(s) : 1, MS FALGUNI PATEL AGP for Respondent(s) : 1 - 2. MR DC DAVE for Respondent(s) : 3, (MR KS JHAVERI) for Respondent(s) : 4, ================================================================== CORAM : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE AKIL KURESHI Date : 30/11/2005 ORAL JUDGMENT In the present petition, the petitioner had sought a direction that the Development Commissioner should take a SCA/7804/1997 2/2 JUDGMENT decision u/s 253 of the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993 in view of the fact that the panchayat had failed to pass the budget within the prescribed time. The term for which the panchayat was elected being over, the petition has become infructuous. The same is disposed of accordingly. Rule is discharged. No order as to costs. (Akil Kureshi, J.) smita/