IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1989 of 2000 1. M/S. Shiv Bhandar, a partnership firm having its principal Place of business in Bihta Bazar, Thana No. 47, P.O. & P.S. Bihta, District – Patna, through one of its partners and authorized Signatory Sri Raj Kishore Prasad. 2. M/S. Shital Prasad Ram Prasad, a partnership firm having its principal place of business at Bihta Bazar, Thana No.47, P.O. & P.S. Bihta, District – Patna, through one of its partners and authorized Signatory Sri Shyam Kishore Prasad. 3. M/S. Sri Ram Trading Company, a partnership firm having its principal place of business at Bihta Bazar, Thana No. 47, appertaining to Bihta Khata No. 157, Khesra no. 985, P.O. & P.S. Bihta, District – Patna, through one of its partners and authorized signatory Sri Rajendra Prasad. 4. M/S. Anil Kumar Gupta and brothers, a partnership firm having inter alia its place of business at Bihta Bazar in thana No. 47, P.O. & P.S. Bihta, District – Patna through one of its partners and authorized signatory, Sri Anil Kumar Gupta. 5. M/S. Shakti Trading Company, a partnership firm having its principal place of business at Bihta Bazar, Khata no.1, Plot no. 10, Thana No. 47, P.O. & P.S. Bihta, District – Patna through one of its partners and authorized signatory,Sri Om Prakash. --------------------- Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Bihar Agriculture Produce Marketing Board established under section 33A of the Bihar Agriculture Produce Market Act, 1960 having its principal office at Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna through its Director. 3. The Collector, Patna. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Danapur cum Chairman, Agriculture Produce Market Committee, Bihta, District – Patna. --------------- Respondents For the petitioners: Mr. Rakesh Mohan. For the State: Mr. Ritesh Kumar, jC to AAG- I . For the respondent board: Mr R K Shukla. ***** 07. 18.11.2008 In view of the fact that the Act in question based on which the impugned order had been challenged in the present writ application itself stands repealed in the year 2006 there is no occasion for this - 2 - Court now to render any opinion on the issue of legality or otherwise of the action taken under the then law in existence. The writ application is dismissed. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)