IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 6944 of 1987 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble CHIEF JUSTICE MR DM DHARMADHIKARI and Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE P.B.MAJMUDAR ============================================================ -------------------------------------------------------------- JIVAN PADHU MASANI Versus DISTRICT COLLECTOR -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR AKSHAY H MEHTA for Petitioner MR VM PANCHOLI, ASSTT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER for Respondent No. 1 MR JR NANAVATI for Respondent No. 3 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : CHIEF JUSTICE MR DM DHARMADHIKARI and MR.JUSTICE P.B.MAJMUDAR Date of decision: 03/04/2001 ORAL JUDGEMENT (Per : MR.JUSTICE P.B.MAJMUDAR) The learned Counsel Mr. J.R. Nanavati, appearing for the respondent No.3 Nagar Palika states that the period prescribed for holding the office of President and Vice-president of the Nagar Palika is already over and therefore, this petition has become infructuous and the challenge becomes purely academic. In view of the statement made by Mr. J.R. Nanavati, we dispose of this petition as having become infructuous. The question of vires of Rule 9 of the Gujarat Municipalities (President and Vice President) Election Rules, 1964 challenged in the petition is not decided by this Court, since the term of President and Vice President is already over and the challenge becomes academic. The petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. Rule is discharged with no order as to costs. (D.M.Dharmadhiraki, C.J.) (P.B.Majmudar, J.) */Mohandas