Suresh Ramchandra Patil v. The State Of Maharashtra

224-PIL.39.2005.doc Jvs.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 39 OF 2005 JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE Shri. Suresh Ramchandra Patil } Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

} Respondents JAYANT VISHWANATH SALUNKE Date: 2025.07.03 19:41:49 +0530 None for the petitioner.

Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Additional Government Pleader with Ms. G. R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for respondents 1 to 3 (State).

CORAM:

ALOK ARADHE, CJ. & SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.

DATE:

JULY 3, 2025 ORAL ORDER: (Per Chief Justice) 1.

None for the petitioner. Ms. Raghuwanshi, learned AGP is present on behalf of respondents 1 to 3 (State). 2.

In this public interest litigation (PIL), the petitioner has sought a direction to the respondents to recover an amount of Rs.6,10,178/- (Rupees Six Lakh Ten Thousand One Hundred Seventy Eight only) from respondent no. 4 on the basis of the report submitted by respondent no. 3 dated 20th September 2004.

3.

Learned AGP, on instructions, submits that during the pendency of the writ petition, the amount in question has been recovered and the issue involved in this PIL has been rendered infructuous. In support of her submission, our attention has

224-PIL.39.2005.doc been invited to paras 2 and 3 of the affidavit in rejoinder filed on behalf of the petitioner himself.

4.

In view of the aforesaid submission, the issue involved in the PIL does not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the PIL is dismissed as infructuous.

(SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)