ORDER We have received a written request from Malik Muhammad Qayyum, ASC for the petitioners in C.Ps. Nos. 1828/2002 and 1224/2003 praying for adjournment on the ground that he was out of the country.
2. Mr. Ashtar Ausaf Ali, ASC present on behalf of private respondents in both these petitions, submits that he had come all the way from Lahore on account of lack of intimation to him from the learned counsel for the petitioners about his non-availability before the Court today. However, adds that these two petitions had become infructuous because no interim relief had been allowed by this Court pursuant to these petitions as a result whereof the contract regarding collection of Toll Tax in question was put to re- auction. He has placed before u$ an order dated 14.4.2004 of the Secretary to the Government of the Punjab Communication and Works Department in which proceedings the petitioners in these petitions and also participated.
3. In this view of the matter these two petitions are disposed of has having become infructuous. It is, however, clarified that if the petitioners are' of the view that the matter arising out of these two petitions is still alive then it shall be open to the petitioners to apply for resurrection of these petitions.