Shikshak Bharti Sangli District v. State Of Maharashtra Through School Edu. And Sports Dept. And ORS

23.WP 1750.20.doc JPP

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1750 OF 2020 Shikshak Bharti Sangli District, A Union of Teachers ... Petitioner V/s.

State of Maharashtra through its School Education & Sports Department and Ors.

... Respondents Ms. Ranjita Shinde i/b. Shivaji Masal for the Petitioner Ms. V.M. Mali, AGP for the Respondent - State CORAM : NITIN JAMDAR & AMIT BORKAR, JJ.

DATE : 01 FEBRUARY 2022 (Through Video Conferencing) P.C. :- This Petition is filed by the Union of Teachers making a grievance that the teachers have been directed to work as Block Level Officers to the revision of electoral rolls in the Sangli Legislative Assembly Constituency and Miraj Legislative Assembly Constituency.

23.WP 1750.20.doc 2.

The Petition is filed on 6 February 2020. This Petition is pending since then. As per the affidavit filed by the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer, the last date of the programme, that is the publication of electoral roll was of 15 May 2020. In this Petition ad-interim order was passed on 28 February 2020 regarding coercive steps to be taken by the Respondents. It is clear that since the final publication of electoral roll was in May 2020, the cause of action as of today does not survive. Therefore, it is not necessary to keep the Writ Petition pending. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. The question of law raised by the Petitioner is kept open to be considered in appropriate cases if they arise in future. AMIT BORKAR, J.

NITIN JAMDAR, J.

by JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR Date: 2022.02.04 16:10:29 +0530 JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR