IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.132 of 2009 MADAN MOHAN SINGH s/o. Sri Kuber Singh resident of village Maduerana, P.S. Chainpur, District Kaimur (Bhabua) Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Director of Mines, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Commissioner of Mines and Geology, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Collector, Kaimur. 5. The Assistant Mining Officer, Kaimur. ----------- For the Appellant :- Mr. Prabhat Ranjan I. For the Mines Department :- Mr. V. M. K. Sinha, Spl. P.P. For the Intervenor respondent no. 6 :- Mr. Ram Balak Mahto, Sr. Advocate & Mr. K. Ravish For the Intervenor Suresh Kumar Singh :- Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha. ------- 11 04/01/2010 Heard Mr. Prabhat Ranjan I, learned counsel for the appellant, Mr. V. M. K. Sinha, Special P.P. for Mines, Mr. Ram Balak Mahto, learned counsel for intervenor respondent no. 6 and Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for intervenor Suresh Kumar Singh. In course of hearing of this appeal it was submitted by Mr. V.M.K. Sinha, learned Special. P.P. for Mines that the renewal application of the appellant, namely, Madan Mohan Singh has already been considered and renewed as per terms put-forth by the appellant. In view of the aforesaid nothing remains to - 2 - be adjudicated in this appeal. We may hasten to add that while disposing of this appeal which has been rendered infructuous, any interim order passed on the earlier occasion shall not enure to the benefit of any of the parties. However, we observe that if any one is affected by any kind of settlement, he is at liberty to approach the Court as per law. With the aforesaid observation/direction, this letters patent appeal is disposed of. AMIN (Dipak Misra, CJ.) (Shiva Kirti Singh, J)