1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.313 OF 2001 Major Bharat Arvind Shahane ..Petitioner V/s. Union of India & ors ..Respondents None for the petitioner Mr.Anil Singh, Mr.Y.S.Bhate and Mr.N.R.Prajapati, Advocate, for the respondents CORAM : P.B.MAJMUDAR & R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 7TH MAY, 2009 P.C. . Though, the matter is kept under the caption of “DISMISSAL”, on the last occasion none had appeared for the petitioner. Today, also none appears on behalf of the petitioner. However, the learned counsel for the respondents states that he has been informed by the Officer that the petitioner has already retired on 2nd February, 2 2003. Considering the statement made by the learned counsel for the respondents the Writ Petition is disposed of as it has become infructuous. Rule discharged. (R.M.SAVANT, J.) (P.B.MAJMUDAR, J.)