908-WP-5601-2009 with WP-5608-2009.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5601 OF 2009 Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s Institute of Technology, Pune-38 ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5608 OF 2009 CHME Society’s Dr. Moonje Institute for Management And Computer Studies ...Petitioner Versus Directorate of Technical Education And Ors. ...Respondents __________ Mr. Nikhil Adkine i/b Mr. Vaibhav Sugdare, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP/5601/2009. Ms. Anu C. Kaladharan h/f Mrs. Anjali N. Helekar, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP/5608/2009. Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl.G.P. a/w Ms. Priyanka Chavan, AGP for the State/Respondent in WP/5601/2009. Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl.G.P. a/w Ms. Nisha Mehra, AGP for the State/Respondent in WP/5608/2009. __________ CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ. DATE : 14th NOVEMBER, 2025. P.C. : 1. The learned Advocates for the Petitioners in both these Petitions, submit on instructions that considering the passage of time and Gitalaxmi 908-WP-5601-2009 with WP-5608-2009.odt the cause of action for which these Petitions were filed, these Petitions are rendered infructuous. 2. It is also brought to our notice that the Hon’ble Supreme Court has passed an order dated 28th March, 2011 in Civil Appeal No. 2704 of 2011 (Arising from S.L.P. (C) No. 13944/2009) and connected Appeals (Bharat Ratna Indira Gandhi College of Engineering and Others v/s. State of Maharashtra and Others), thereby setting aside the order of the High Court and permitting to continue the process for filling up the posts of Principal in accordance with law. Copy of the order tendered to the Court is taken on record and marked as ‘X’ for identification. 3. In view of the above, both these Petitions are disposed off as being infructuous. Rule is discharged. [ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.] [RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.] Gitalaxmi GITALAXMI KRISHNA KOTAWADEKAR Digitally signed by GITALAXMI KRISHNA KOTAWADEKAR Date: 2025.11.19 12:49:16 +0530