IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3752 of 1996 1. RATNESHWAR RAUT son of late Ramawtar Raut, resident of Village – Manik Chauk, P.O. Manik Chauk, P S – Runni Saidpur, District – Sitamarhi. 2. Ram Naresh Ram son of Shri Jagdish Ram, resident of village – Muradpur, P.O. and P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 3. Jagdish Sah, son of Ram Khelawan Sah, resident of village – Madhuban, P S and P O – Chukmahila, P S and District – Sitamarhi. 4. Dasrath Ram-II, son of Muni Ram, Resident of village – Parmanpur, P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 5. Md. Idris son of late Maulua, resident of village – Simara, P O and P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 6. Rambali Rai son of Newa Lal Rai, resident of village – Talkhapur, P.O. and P S – Dumra, district – Sitamarhi. 7. Ram Lalit Singh son of Sukha Lal Singh, resident of village – Harichapra, P.O. Zagma, P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 8. Nagendra Rai son of Sri Rameshwar Rai, resident of village – Bhisa, P.O. Parsauni, P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 9. Jagdish Mahto son of Parmeshwar Mahto, resident of village – Bhisa, P S- Parsauni, P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 10. Jai Pal Mahto son of Lalchand Mahto, resident of village – Rampur Parori, P.O. Banchauri, P S and District – Sitamarhi. 11. Akhileshwar Rai son of Ram Minish Rai, resident of village – Bhisa, P S – Parsauni, P S Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 12. Bindeshwar Pandit son of Sheo Dhyan Pandit, resident of village – Bathnaha, P S – Bathnaha, District – Sitamarhi. 13. Ramashray Bhagat, son of Rameshwar Bhagat, resident of village – Majhaulia Tole Chak, P.O. Rasalpur, P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 14. Ram Lochan Bhagat, son of Sri Gopi Bhagat, resident of village – Haldih, P O – Parsauni, P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 15. Rampukar Mandal son of Parichhan Mandal, resident of village – Dharampur, P O – Parsauni, P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 16. Sonfi Singh son of Sri Ramasish Singh, resident of village – Bhup Bahairo, P.O. Bhup Bhairo, PS and District – Sitamarhi. 17. Ram Chandra Mahto son of Sri Zimdar Mahto, resident of village – Dharampur, P S – Bathnaha, district – Sitamarhi. 18. Sitaram Thakur, son of Dasai Thakur, resident of village – Narayanpur, P,O. and P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 19. Ram Swarath Jha son of Rajkant Jha, resident of village – Batra, P O – Batra, P S – Nanpur, District – Sitamarhi. 20. Puren Mahto son of Batahu Mahto, resident of village - - Patambarpur, P S – Sahiana, District – Sitamarhi. 21. Kailash Rai son of Ram Rup Rai, resident of village – Bhaw Parsad, P.O. Parmanpur, P S – Dumra, district – Sitamarhi. 22. Ram Biswas Rai son of Bangali Rai, resident of village – Bhaw Parsad, P O – Parmanandpur, P.S. Dumra, district – Sitamarhi. 23. Ram Padarath Mahto son of Govind Mahto, resident of village – Laludiha, P O – Bishunpur, P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. 2 24. Murari Rai son of Ramdeo Rai, resident of village – Thumha, P O- Thumha, P S – Runnisaidpur, District – Sitamarhi. 25. Lal Bihari Rai son of Jagarnath rai, resident of village – Mohchatti, P.O. Lagama, P S – Dumra, District – Sitamarhi. ______ Petitioners Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Secretary and Commissioner, Revemue & Land Reforms Department, Main Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Joint Secretary, Department of Revenue & Land Reforms, Main Secretariat, Patna. 4. The Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Collector, Sitamarhi. _______ Respondents ----------- 03. 26.10.2010 Having heard learned senior counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State, the primary relief was for a direction upon the respondents to make appointments from the panel prepared in the year 1980-81 and to direct the respondents to appoint the petitioners since juniors to them had been appointed. Since the life of a panel only subsists for a year and appointments must have been made years ago, right has accrued in favour of others and they have not been made party respondents, no purpose would be served by unsettling a settled issue at such a belated stage. Obviously the matter has lost its meaning in the last three decades. The writ application is dismissed. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)