IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA. WRIT PETITION NO. 26 OF 1999. 1. Mr. A.S. Panchmukhi, Assistant Surveyor of Works, P.W.D., Altinho, Panaji. 2. Mr. Prabhakar Gupta, Assistant Engineer, W.D.XIII (Roads), PWD, Ponda. 3. Mr. Vijaykumar P. Verenkar, Assistant Engineer, W.D.XV (NH), PWD, Ponda. 4. Mr. Ashok S. Nagvenkar, Assistant Engineer, S.D. V, W.D.III (PHE), PWD, Opa, Ponda. 5. Mr. K.R. Shrikant, Assistant Engineer, W.D.XXII (PHE), PWD, Assonora. ... Petitioners. Versus 1. State of Goa, through the Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Panaji. 2. The Chief Engineer, P.W.D., Altinho, Panaji. 3. Shri R.B.S. Kakodkar, Asst. Engineer, Sub-Div.III, Bldg.Div.XVI, PWD, Ponda. 4. Shri D.S. Palakhi, Asst. Engineer, Sub-Div.I, Works Div.III, PHE, PWD, Panaji. 5. Shri D.A.S. Agni, Asst. Engineer, Sub-Div.V, Works Div.PHE, PWD, Porvorim. ... Respondents. Mr. S.D. Lotlikar, Senior Advocate with Ms. Shilpa Lotlikar, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. A.N.S. Nadkarni, Advocate General with Mr. H.R. Bharne, Government Advocate for the Respondents 1 and 2. Mr. D.B. Ambekar, Advocate for the Respondents 3 to 5. - 2 - Coram : F.I. REBELLO AND P.V. HARDAS, JJ. Date : 13th August 2003. ORAL JUDGMENT (PER REBELLO, J.) The petition was filed to challenge the Recruitment Rules framed under Article 309 of the Constitution of India. Subsequent to the filing of the petition, new Rules have been framed under Article 309 of the Constitution of India. Once that be the case, nothing survives in the petition. If the petitioners are still aggrieved with the new Rules framed, liberty to challenge the same. Rule discharged with no order as to costs. (F.I. REBELLO) JUDGE. (P.V. HARDAS) JUDGE. ed’s .