25.08.2026 Court No. 12 Item No. 05 Sandip WPA 486 of 2020 Sharad Varma & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. Mr. Avinash Kankani, Ms. Bidisha Chakraborty …for the UOI. 1. Learned advocate for the respondents submits that the writ petition has become infructuous as the disqualification period is over. 2. None appears on behalf of the petitioner on call. No accommodation is prayed for. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for default. 4. The reference is not decided as the writ petitioner does not appear. (Shampa Sarkar, J.) (Arjun Ray Mukherjee, J.)