:1: IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.132 OF 1999 PETITION NO.132 OF 1999 PETITION NO.132 OF 1999 Anant Gangadhar Kale & Ors. ...Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents WITH WITH WITH WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.134 OF 1999 PETITION NO.134 OF 1999 PETITION NO.134 OF 1999 Suresh Sakharam Mahadik ...Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents WITH WITH WITH WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.135 OF 1999 PETITION NO.135 OF 1999 PETITION NO.135 OF 1999 Ramesh Shantaram Rane ...Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.N.V.Bandiwadekar for the Petitioners. Mr.Vinay Sonpal, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr.M.H.Doshi and Mr.J.B.Shaligram for Respondent No.3. CORAM CORAM CORAM :- :- :- B.H.MARLAPALLE & B.H.MARLAPALLE & B.H.MARLAPALLE & NARESH NARESH NARESH H.PATIL H.PATIL H.PATIL,JJ. JJ. JJ. DATE DATE DATE : 7TH OCTOBER, 2006 : 7TH OCTOBER, 2006 : 7TH OCTOBER, 2006 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. In view of the Government Resolution dated 25th November,2002 and the clarifications set out in the affidavit in reply filed by the Superintendent from the office of the Director of Education (Secondary and Higher Secondary Education) Maharashtra State, it is clear that the Petitioner’s original challenge is to the order dated 1st January, 1999 (Exhibit-E collectively to the Petition Memo) does not survive any further. We have noted that the Petitioners have been absorbed by Respondent Nos.2 and 3 therefore, the Petition is disposed of as infructuous and we make it clear that we have not decided any other issues on merits between the parties. Rule discharged with no order as to costs. :2: 2. In view of the disposal of the above Writ Petitions, Civil Applications do not survive. Interim orders stands vacated. (NARESH (NARESH (NARESH H.PATIL,J.) H.PATIL,J.) H.PATIL,J.) (B (B (B.H.MARLAPALLE,J.) H.MARLAPALLE,J.) H.MARLAPALLE,J.)