1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.4310 OF 1989 Prof.A.M.Khan & anr. Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & ors. Respondents None for the petitioners. None for the respondents. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE & D.B.BHOSALE,JJ. March 21, 2006. P.C. . In this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution the petitioner has challenged the legality of the Government Resolution dated 27th February 1989 issued by the Government of Maharashtra pursuant to the implementation of the Fourth Pay Commission recommendations at the instance of the University Grants Commission. While granting Rule the prayer for interim relief was rejected by this Court and in the mean while the Petitioner No.2 had died. . The impugned G.R. is no more in force and it has been subsequently substituted by another G.R. issued by the Government of Maharashtra in October 2001 in pursuance of the policy change adopted by the University Grants Commission so as to implement the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations as well as to 2 make specific plans of the career growth of the academic faculty. Under the circumstances, the challenge raised in this petition does not survive any further and hence the petition is dismissed as infructuous. (D.B.BHOSALE,J.) (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.)