IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.475 of 1998 1. Markandey Singh son of late Suraj Prasad Singh, resident of village & P.O. Mahdah, P.S. Buxar, District Buxar 2. Gorakh Nath Tiwary son of Sri Sidh Nath Tiwary, resident of village- Babhani, P.O. Pasaharas, P.S. Buxar (Mufassil), District Buxar 3. Mahendra Prasad Ram son of Raghunath Ram, resident of village and P.O. Kotwa Narayanpur, District- Balia (U.P.) 4. Arbind Roy son of late Sheshnath Roy, village and P.O. Sherpur Kalan, District- Ghazipur (U.P.) 5. Mundrika Singh son of late Sheo Narain Singh, residsent of village Rewaich, P.S. Bakhtiyarpur, District-Patna. 6. Babban Singh son of Sri Bhagirathi, P.O. Kakaria, Via Dhansoin, P.S. Dhansoin, District- Buxar --- Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Chancellor, Magadh University-cum-Veer Kunwar Singh University, Raj Bhawan, Patna. 4. The Vice-Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodhy Gaya, at and P.O. Bodh Gaya, District-Gaya. 5. Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, District Gaya through its Registrar. 6. The Vice Chancellor, Veer Kunwar Singh University, At and P.O. Ara, Disrtrict- Bhojpur. 7. Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara District Bhojpur, through its Registrar. 8. The Principal, Maharshi Vishwamitra Mahavidyalaya, Buxar, At and P.O. Buxar, District Buxar. --- Respondents. ----------- 7/ 29-10-2010 None appears on behalf of the petitioners. Heard learned Assistant Counsel to Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar, S.C. 16, for respondent no. 1& 2, Mr. Shivendra Kishore for respondent No.3, and Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh for respondent nos. 6 & 7. This writ petition has been preferred for a direction to the appropriate authorities to dispose of the representation of the petitioners dated 14.05.1997, submitted in pursuance of the direction of this Court on 2 07.04.1997 (Annexure-7), passed in C.W.J.C. No. 12131 of 1996. It appears to us from a perusal of the materials on record and consideration of the submissions of the learned counsel for the respondents that the writ petition has become infructuous on account of efflux of time. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. BTiwary/ (S. K. Katriar, J.) ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)