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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 10 OF 2007
Surekha Kailash Mote & Anr... ... Petitioners.
Versus
District Judge, Pune & Ors... Respondents.
Mr. Vishal Kanade for the Petitioners.
Mr. V.P.Malvankar, AGP for the State.
Ms.Poornima Advani with Mr. R.C.Master and
Mr.Ravindra Lokhande for Respondent No.3.
CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. &
DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J.
DATED : 23RD AUGUST, 2007.
P.C.:
Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners
submits that this petition has become infructuous.
Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as having
become infructuous. No order as to costs.
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CHIEF JUSTICE
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DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J.
Surekha Kailash Mote
District Judge, Pune
Swatanter Kumar
D.Y. Chandrachud
As recorded by the court registry
Litigation brought on behalf of the public interest rather than a personal grievance, relaxing the usual rule of locus standi.
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