JUDGMENT Heard Mr. P.K. Nanda, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr. P.K. Muduli, learned Addl. Standing Counsel for the State-opposite party. The instant petition is by a registered society, claiming itself to be an entity to provide a common platform for all Christian and other community members, Churches and its institutions in the State of Odisha, seeking the following reliefs: “1. Declare the proposed “Orissa Bandh” which is scheduled to be organized on 25.12.2008 (Holy Christmas Day) as illegal. 2. Issue a Writ of mandamus, direction, order directing the opposite parties to take all possible steps to prevent outbreak of any communal violence and also to maintain law and order in the State. 3. That, adequate CRPF and Para-military forces may be deployed in all the churches and prayer house in order to protect the congregation and allow the Christmas service to continue smoothly on 25.12.2008.” The essence of the averments made in the instant petition is that some persons posing them as Leaders of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati Sradhanjali Samiti had conducted a public meeting on 15.11.2008 at Bhubaneswar and mooted a conditional call of Orissa Bandh on 25.12.2008, to prohibit the Christians in the State to observe Christmas. Referring to the acts of violence and vandalism resorted to in the earlier year i.e. on 25.12.2007 by some fundamentalist groups, thus breaking/damaging the Christian churches and their households, the petitioner had sought for the intervention of this Court accusing the State machinery to be guilty of supine negligence and inaction. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that there are other petitions pending on cognate issues before this Court. Mr. Muduli, learned Addl. Standing Counsel on behalf of the State-opposite party has submitted that by the lapse of time this petition has become infructuous. We notice that this petition was filed on 19.12.2008 which was neither been listed thereafter at any point of time nor any order has yet been passed thereon. Having regard to the relief prayed for, we are inclined to sustain the plea raised on behalf of the State-opposite party that the instant proceeding, as on date, has lost its force. The instant petition, without offering any comment on merit of the averments, is thus closed.