1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1298 OF 1999 ... Vasanthy Subramaniam ...Petitioner v/s. Union of India & ors. ...Respondents ... Mr.N.M.Ganguli for the Petitioners. Mr.A.M.Nathani for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3. Mr.S.C.Pol i/b T.C.Kaushik for Respondent No. 1. ... CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH, & R.G.KETKAR, JJ DATED: 24th August, 2009 P.C.: 1. Respondent No.2 has filed affidavit dated 16-2-2008. Paragraphs 1 & 2 of that affidavit reads as under:- 1. I say that I am working with the Respondent No.2 as its Registrar. I am conversant with the facts and circumstances realting to the above 2 Petition and I am making this affidavit with a view to bring to the notice of this Honourable Court that the Petitioner abovenamed had opted for voluntary retirement vide her letter dated 28th June, 2006. I say that the Institute had approved the retirement of the Petitioner vide their Office Order dated 21.07.2006. In the said Office Order the Director of the Institute had approved the Petitioner s voluntary retirement from the service w.e.f. 30.09.2006. 2. I say that the Petitioner has collected all her legal dues and has shifted to her native place at Kerala. I, therefore, respectfully submit that the cause of action as mentioned in the above Petition by the Petitioner cease to exist and the present petition has become infructuous. The same may accordingly be disposed of. 2. The Petitioner has not filed any rejoinder denying this position. The learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner informs that he tried to contact his client, but there is no response from the client. 3. In this view of the matter, therefore, accepting the statement made in 3 the affidavit of the Respondent No.2, quoted above, petition disposed of as infructuous. Rule discharged. No order as to costs. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J.) (R.G.KETKAR, J.)