-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8541 OF 2007 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1951 OF 2008 Bhima Babu Kadu ... Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra and others. ... Respondents Mr. N.V. Bandiwadekar for the petitioner. Mr. C.R. Sonawane, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Mr. Vijay Patil for respondent Nos. 3 and 4. CORAM: P.B. MAJMUDAR & ANOOP V. MOHTA , JJ. DATE: APRIL 06 , 2009 P.C. This Court on 20th March, 2009, passed the following order. “1. Learned AGP for the State submits that they have no difficulty in issuing Notification, if this Court clarifies that the Code of Conduct shall not come in the way of the State Government. 2. Having heard both parties, we are of the considered view, that 7for issuing notification, the Code of Conduct cannot stand in the way of State Government. The State Government is directed to proceed with the matter accordingly and report the compliance of this order after two weeks to this Court. 3. S.O. After two weeks.” -2- 2. In view of the above, now the State government has taken a decision and also issued a notification on 4th April, 2009. The notification dated 4th April, 2009, submitted to the Court by the learned Assistant Government Pleader is taken on record and marked “X” for identification purpose. A copy of the said notification has also been given to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that by issuing the said notification, the grievance of the petitioner has been met with and no further action is required to be taken in the petition. It is needless to state that the State Government will now publish the notification in the official gazette at the earliest. The petition is accordingly disposed of. 4. In view of the disposal of the writ petition, no orders are required to be passed in the Civil Application taken out by respondent Nos. 3 and 4. The same is accordingly disposed of. P.B. MAJMUDAR, J. ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.