IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 3462 of 1996 For Approval and Signature: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.S.JHAVERI ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgement? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the concerned : NO Magistrate/Magistrates,Judge/Judges,Tribunal/Tribunals? -------------------------------------------------------------- PUNJAJI HARDASJI CHARDIA Versus DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: 1. Special Civil Application No. 3462 of 1996 MR UA TRIVEDI for Petitioner No. 1 MR KL PANDYA, AGP for Respondent No. 1-3 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.S.JHAVERI Date of decision: 08/04/2004 ORAL JUDGEMENT Learned AGP Mr.Pandya produces the death certificate of the petitioner who has expired on 15th March 2002 and also makes a statement that the wife of the petitioner, Smt.Haviben Punjaji Charadia has been granted the licence by the Mamlatdar on 10th January 2003. Therefore, the present proceedings has become infructuous inasmuch as while admitting this matter, this Court has stayed the order of cancellation of licence and all-throughout the petitioner operated the licence. Therefore, in view of the fact that the petitioner has expired and all-throughout his life-time he has continued with the business pursuant to the protection by this Court and more particularly when the authority itself has sympathetically granted the licence to the widow of the petitioner, the petition has become infructuous. Therefore, the petition stands disposed of as having become infructuous. Rule is discharged. interim relief shall stand vacated. No order as to costs. (K.S. Jhaveri, J.) Sreeram.