IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No.4l0 of l996 Raj Nath Thakkar Prasad Singh..petitioner vs Arvind Reddy Dist Collector Thane & ors-respdts with Writ petition no. 4l2 of l996 Thomas D Souza .. petitioner vs Shri Arvind Reddy Dist Collector & ors..respdts with Writ Petition No. 4l3 of l996 Leo Isidore Colaco.. petitioner vs Shri Arvind Reddy Dist Collector & ors..respdts with Writ Petitiion No.4l4 of l996 Yakub Qureshi .. petitioner vs Shri Arvind Reddy Dist Collector & ors. respdts Mr. R S Chitnis for petitioners absent Mr.A.P.Vanarse for respondent no.l Mr.R.S.Apte for respondent no. 2 CORAM: A.P.SHAH & D.Y.CHANDRACHUD JJ. CORAM: A.P.SHAH & D.Y.CHANDRACHUD JJ. CORAM: A.P.SHAH & D.Y.CHANDRACHUD JJ. Dated 28.6.2005 Dated 28.6.2005 Dated 28.6.2005 P.C: . Petitioners and their advocate are absent. . Learned counsel for respondent no. 2 states that the petitions have become infructous by passage of time. Petitions are therefore dismissed as infructuous.