IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.507 of 2006 Naresh Ram @ Naresh Prasad, son of Kali Ram (Ex-M.L.A.), resident of village Dumarichatee, P.S. Fathepur, District– Gaya………..Petitioner. Versus 1. The Union of India through Ministry of Petroleum, New Delhi, India. 2. The Managing Director, I.B.P. Company Limited, Calcutta. 3. The Executive Director, I.B.P. Company Limited, Calcutta. 4. The Divisional Manager, I.B.P. Company Limited Exhibition Road Patna, District-Patna. 5. Seema Rani daughter of Ramchandra Paswan (Ex.-M.L.A.), resident of village-Hilsa, P.S., Nalanda, Distt. Nalanda. 6. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, son of Ramchandra Chaudhary, resident of village Manpur, Mallah Toli, P.O. Bundiganj, P.S. Muffasil, Distt. Gaya..……………………………………….……..Respondents. ---------------------------------- 04/ 13.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents authorities to select the petitioner in place of respondent no.5 for dealership license of Indo-Burma Petroleum Company Limited for distribution of kerosene oil at Fathepur (District Gaya) and for other ancillary reliefs. This writ petition has been filed on 15.12.2005. It is not in dispute that respondent no.5 has already been selected and granted license. The said order of selection of respondent no.5 and grant of license has not been challenged in this writ petition and more than five years have already lapsed. In the said circumstances, the reliefs claimed by the petitioner cannot be allowed as his claim has become infructuous. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. Harish (S.N.Hussain, J.)