1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1618 OF 2009 Pritesh K. Varsolkar .......Petitioners versus University of Mumbai & ors........Respondent. Mr. C.K. Bhangoji i/b R.K. Mendadkar adv. for the Petitioner Mr. R.A. Rpdriques for Respondent. CORAM: J.N. PATEL Acting .C.J. AND B. R. GAVAI, J. DATED : 01st February, 2010. P.C.: 1. This petition has been filed by the present petitioner thereby seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no.1 to forthwith withdraw the communication dated 21-4-2009 thereby debarring the petitioner from appearing for any examination until second half of the year 2009. 2. In the affidavit in reply filed by the University, it has been categorically stated in para 12 that the petitioner has been given a lenient punishment of being debarred from appearing for any examination until second half of 2008 and the said period has 2 already been over. In that view of the matter we do not find that anything survives in the petition. Petition is dismissed. (Acting C.J.) (B.R. Gavai, J.)