1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR W.P.No. 1339/2006 (Uday Sadashiv Dastane & anr. vs. State & Ors.) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions : Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CORAM : D.D.Sinha and Mrs. Vasanti A. Naik, JJ. DATE : January 21, 2008. Heard Mr. B.G.Kulkarni, Adv. for the Petitioners, Mrs.Dangre, Assistant Government Pleader for the Respondent Nos.1, and 2, Mr. R.K.Deshpande, Adv. for the Respondent No.4 and Mr.S.K.Mishra, Assistant Solicitor General of India for the Respondent Nos. 5 and 6. Counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners approached this Court by filing present petition in the public interest to canvass a public cause in respect of non-implementation of Accelerated Power, Development and Reforms Programme (APDRD Project/Scheme) within the stipulated period and therefore, there was a likelihood that the amount of Rs. 170 Crores sanctioned by the respondent no.5 for the said Project either would have lapsed or would have gone back to the Central Government. It is also brought to the notice of this Court that this Court from time to time passed orders and issued directions in this regard to the competent 2 Authorities and by virtue of those directions, the APDRD Project has been completed and the amount which was allocated for the said Project by the State Government i.e. 170 Crores is also utilized for the purpose of completing the Project. Mr.Kulkarni, Adv. has also brought to the notice of this Court the affidavit dt. 29.10.2007 filed by the Executive Engineer of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd., Nagpur in this regard. It is, therefore, submitted that the purpose for which the petition was filed has been achieved and the petition, therefore, can be disposed of in view of the affidavit dt. 29.10.2007 wherein it is stated that the amount allocated by the Central Government for the said Project is spent for implementation of the said Project and the respondent no.4-Company shall monitor removal and installation of electric meters. In view of the above referred facts and circumstances, it appears that the purpose for which the petition was filed has been achieved and therefore, we do not see any reason to keep the petition pending in this Court and hence, the same is disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE ssj