High Court Bombay disposed of PIL regarding municipal affairs election matters as infructuous following appointment of Additional Chief Judge in Court No. 18.
The PIL is disposed of as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
P.I.L. NO. 42 OF 2008
Prakash Baban Patankar. .. Petitioner.
vs.
The Government of Maharashtra
& Ors. .. Respondents.
Mr. D.B. Sawant for Petitioner.
Mr. V.P. Malvankar, AGP. for Respondent No. 1.
CORAM: J.N. PATEL, &
R.M. SAVANT, JJ.
DATE: 4TH FEBRUARY, 2009.
P.C.
. In view of the fact that now a Judge has been
appointed i.e. an Additional Chief Judge of the Court
of Small Causes Court to preside over Court No. 18
which deals with municipal affairs including election
matters, tax appeals and so on, nothing survives in
this PIL. The PIL is disposed of as infructuous.
(J.N. Patel, J.)
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(R.M. Savant, J.)
Prakash Baban Patankar
The Government of Maharashtra
J.N. PATEL
R.M. SAVANT
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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