IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13707 of 2009 RAVI SHANKAR KUMAR AKELA S/O SHRI KAMESHWAR PRASAD VILL- KARPI, P.S. KHIZERSARAI, DISTT. GAYA. -Petitioner. VERSUS 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, BIHAR 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT BANKIPUR POST OFFICE, PATNA 3. THE POSTMASTER PATNA SECRETARIAT POST OFFICE, PATNA 4. THE ASSISTANT SUB POSTMASTER PATNA SECRETARIAT POST OFFICE, PATNA 5. NEHA KUMARI W/O RAVI SHANKAR KUMAR AKELA MOH- KHARKHURA, BAIRAGI, P.S. DELHA, DISTT. GAYA 6. RANJAN KUMAR S/O MADHUSUDAN PRASAD MOH- KHARKHURA, BAIRAGI, P.S. DELHA, DISTT. GAYA. -Respondents. ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. K.K. Singh. Mr. Anil Kr. Sinha. For the Union of India : Mr Gopesh Kumar. For the private-respondent : Mr. Rakesh Kuamr. -------------- 04 20.05.2010 It appears that the petitioner and the private-respondent, who happens to be the husband and wife, had opened a monthly income scheme account at the Patna Secretariat Post Office. As per the mandate given, the account though jointly in the name of petitioner and his wife was to be operated by either or survivor. Both husband and wife requested to change the mandate. The Post Office did not agree. Later on, the wife withdrew from this, change of mandate request. The Petitioner challenged the refusal of the post office to change the mandate before this Court in this writ petition. During pendency of the writ petition, once again the husband and wife have agreed that the operating mandate of the said monthly income scheme account should be joint and not either or survivor. In any view of the matter, it is submitted that once the - 2 - two account holders give in writing one way or the other, the Post Office is bound to obey the same. Be that as it may, as the parties, the two beneficiary of the account, have agreed and come to an agreement no lis survive to be decided. The Post Office is directed to act accordingly. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. Trivedi (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)