IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9783 of 1994 1. DR.PRAYAG DUTT DWIVEDI son of late Badri Narain Dwivedi resident of Village Deokuli, PS Brahmpur, in the District of Buxar presently working as District Indigenous Medical Officer, Purnea 2. Dr. Shyama Nand Rai son of late Prakash Rai resident of Village Silhauri, PS Marhowrah, District Saran (Chchapra) presently working as District Indigenous Medical Officer, Dumka 3. Dr. Jai Prakash Narain Singh son of Late Aditya Narain Singh resident of villae Kalyanbigha, PS Harnaut in the District of Nalanda, presently working as District Indigenous Medical Officer, Patna 4. Dr. Jagannath Tripathi son of Late Hans Narain Tripathi, resident of village Pratappur PS Awatarnagar in the district of Saran (Chchapra) presently working as District Indigenous Medical Officer, Motihari …….Petitioners Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR through the Commissioner-cum- Secretary Department of Health Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Secretary, Health (Indigenous Medicine), Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 4. The Director, Indigenous Medicine Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 5. Dr. Birendra Narain Mishra son of not known presently posted as Asstt. Director (Ayurvedic) Branch Secretariat, Ranchi, Department of Health Govt. of Bihar 6. Dr. Harinandan Ram son of not known Lecturer, Govt. Ayurvedic College, Patna, also officiating on the post of Manager, State Pharmacy of Ayurvedic & Unani Medicine, Bihar, Kadamkuan 7. Dr. Anirudh Mishra son of not known presently working as Superintendent, Govt. Ayurvedic College Hospital, Kadamkuan, Patna -3 ……… Respondents ----------- 10- 17/8/2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, and Mr. Alok Kumar, learned Assistant Counsel to Govt. Advocate no.I. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have since superannuated 2 from service which, in his submission, renders the writ petition infructuous. In that view of the matter, as prayed, this writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. ( S K Katriar ) ( Birendra Prasad Verma ) mrl