1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4856 OF 2003 Pratibha Bhiwaji Gawade & Ors. ...Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4857 OF 2003 Shaila Dnyaneshwr Bhalerao & Ors. ... Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5203 OF 2003 Manohar Buvasaheb Tarade & Ors. ... Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents. IN ABOVE PETITIONS: Mr. S.S. Pakale for the Petitioners Mr. P.I. Khemani, Assistant Government Pleader, for Respondents No. 1 and 5 Mr. S.J. Rairkar for Respondents No. 2 to 4 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4593 OF 2003 2 Pallavi Balu Kavathe ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. Mr. S.S. Shah for the Petitioner Mr. S.J. Rairkar for Respondents No. 2 to 4. CORAM: V.G. PALSHIKAR, Ag.C.J., & SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2006. P.C.:- During the pendency of these petitions, by an interim order, the petitioners were directed to be considered for appointments. Most of them have been granted appointments on merits. Those who were not so granted appointments, were not in the order of merit. In view of the fact that appointments have already been made, nothing survives in these petitions. These petitions are, therefore, disposed of. Rule is discharged. Ad-interim relief stands vacated.