1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2172 OF 1998 Vithalraoji Shinde Sahakari Motor Wahtook Sanstha (Maryadit) Solapur ...Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary to the Ministry of Dairy Development and ors. .. Respondents Mr.G.S.Godbole for Petitioner Ms.P.S.Cardozo, Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent nos. 1 and 2. Mr.V.P.Sawant for Respondent no.3 (absent) Mr.P.S.Dani for Respondent no.5 CORAM CORAM CORAM : : : S.B.MHASE AND S.B.MHASE AND S.B.MHASE AND D.G.KARNIK, D.G.KARNIK, D.G.KARNIK, JJ JJ JJ DATED DATED DATED : 16th January, 2006 : 16th January, 2006 : 16th January, 2006 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Mr.G.S.Godbole for the petitioner, Mr.P.S.Dani for respondent no.5 and Assistant Government Pleader for respondent nos. 1 and 2. None present for other respondents. 2. By this petition, the petitioner challenges the decision of the respondent nos,.1 and 2 awarding the contract for transportation of milk 2 for the period from 1st April, 1998 to 31st March, 2001. As the period of the contract which was to be awarded is long over, the petition has become infructuous. Mr. Godbole, learned counsel for the petitioner also states that the petition has become infructuous. 3. In the circumstances, petition is disposed of as infructuous. (D.G. (D.G. (D.G. KARNIK, J) KARNIK, J) KARNIK, J) (S.B.MHASE, (S.B.MHASE, (S.B.MHASE, J) J) J)