IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9221 of 1999 SITA RAM THAKUR, son of Late Mahavir Thakur, resident of Mohalla & Village- Nawalpur Misrauli, P.O. Sihi, P.S. Sakra, Via- Silot, District- Muzaffarpur. …… Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, through the Secretary-cum- Commissioner of Excise, Department of Excise, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Commissioner of Excise, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Collector, Darbhanga. 4. The Superintendent of Excise, Darbhanga. 5. Shri Rajesh Kumar Yadav, son of Shri Ganesh Yadav, resident of Village- Krishnapur Alalpatti, Laheriasarai, District- Darbhanga. 6. The Member, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna. …… Respondents. ----------- 05- 18.11.2010 Heard Mr. Ganga Prasad Bimal for the petitioner, and Mr. Satyendra Kumar Jha, learned Assistant Counsel Additional Advocate Generala No.7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, on account of alteration in the policy decision of the State Government during the pendency of the present proceeding, the present writ petition has become infructuous. In that view of the matter, as prayed for by learned counsel for the petitioner, it is dismissed as having become infructuous. (S K Katriar, J.) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J.) S.K.Pathak/