The High Court held a PIL regarding 2004 elections infructuous as those elections had already concluded, dismissing the petition with liberty to make future representations.
Petition disposed of as infructuous with liberty to make representations to respondents on the subject matter.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 27 OF 2003
Girimala Patil & Anr. ..Petitioners. Versus State of Maharashtra & Others. ..Respondents.
..Respondents.
Mr. B. G. Tangsali for the petitioners. Mr. Vijay D. Patil, Government Pleader for R-1. Mr. S. B. Shetye for R-3.
Coram : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & RANJIT MORE, J. Date : December 17, 2011 .
P. C. :
prayed for in the petition were in respect of the elections which were scheduled to be held in the year 2004. Hence, this petition filed in the year 2003 has become infructuous. Learned counsel for the petitioners, however, states that the petitioners would like to make representation to the respondent – Authorities with regard to the subject matter of this PIL insofar as the elections to be held in future are concerned. In view of above, this petition is disposed of as infructuous with liberty to the petitioners to make
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representation to the respondents – Authorities on the subject matter of the petition. The petition is accordingly disposed of with liberty as above.
[CHIEF JUSTICE]
[RANJIT MORE, J.]
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a Public Interest Litigation filed in 2003 regarding 2004 elections is infructuous when the elections have passed.
Girimala Patil
State of Maharashtra
MOHIT S. SHAH
RANJIT MORE
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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