1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5861 OF 1997 Baburao Ravba Pure & anr .. Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra & ors .. Respondents Mr.A.R.Pitale for Petitioners (Absent) Mr.Y.D.Mulani, Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent nos. 1 and 2. Mr.P.N.Joshi for Intervenors. 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 Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent nos. 1 and 2. None present for the petitioners and respondent no.3 2. By this petition, the petitioners challenge the election programme published in the month of October, 1997 for the purpose of holding of the elections on 14th December, 1997. While admitting this petition, this Court had refused to grant interim relief. In view of the said refusal, the 2 election must have held in December, 1997 and in fact, the term of the body elected in the year 1997 has also been over. 3. In the circumstances, petition has become infructuous. Nothing survives in the petition. Petition is accordingly 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)