IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1027 of 1997 Banke Bihari Lal, son of Late Bachan Prasad, resident of Village Sukma, P.S. Sheikhpura, District Munger. .... Appellant. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Divisional Commissioner, Koshi Division, Saharsa. 2. The Circle Officer, Kadwa, P.S. Kadwa, District Katihar. 3. Shri Damodar Bhagat, Deputy Collector, now posted in the District Control Room, Gandhi Maidan, Patna (Deleted). 4. Additional Member, Board of Revenue, Govt. of Bihar, Patna Secretariat, Patna. .... Respondents. ----------- 05- 17.09.2009 Heard Mr. R.N. Mukhopadhaya for the appellant, and Mr. Sanjay Prakash Verma, learned Assistant Counsel to Government Advocate No.5. This appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Patna has been preferred by the petitioner of C.W.J.C. No.7702 of 1993 (Banke Bihari Lal Vs. the State of Bihar and others), and is aggrieved by the judgment dated 15.7.1997, whereby validity of the departmental proceeding against him as well as the punishment of stoppage of five annual increments have been upheld. The appellant has since superannuated. After arguments at length, learned counsel for the appellant seeks permission to withdraw this appeal. It is accordingly dismissed as not pressed. (S K Katriar, J.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.) S.K.Pathak/