IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE NO. 3442 of 1991 ========================================== Ram Pukar Singh S/Io Shri Ram Binod Singh, R/O Village & P.O. – Bhadai, P.S. Hathauri, District – Muzaffarpur ……..Petitioner Versus State Of Bihar And Others …………. Respondents =================================================== APPEARANCE For the Petitioner : None For the State : Mr. Anil Kumar Verma, AC to SSC III ================================================= CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 12 8/9/2010 This petition in public interest has been filed by one Ram Pukar Singh against the employees of the Universities in the State of Bihar, be they Teachers, Professors, Lecturers, Demonstrators. It is the grievance that though they are elected as Members of the Legislative Assembly or the Parliament, they continue to receive salary as Teachers, Professors, Lecturers or Demonstrators. The matter was admitted to be notified for hearing after the Hon’ble Supreme Court decides the Civil Appeal Nos. 3998 of 1982 and 6669 of 1982 filed in the same subject matter. Upon enquiry from the Registry of the Supreme Court, this court is informed that Civil Appeal 2 No.3998 of 1982 has been disposed of on 3rd August 1994 and whereabouts of Civil Appeal no.6669 of 1982 is not known. It appears that the petitioner has lost his interest in the subject matter. Further, in view of the passage of time, the cause of action does not survive. The matter at issue has become academic. In absence of the assistance from the petitioner or his learned advocate, we consider it expedient not to keep the matter pending further and to dispose of the same. For the aforesaid reasons, the petition is disposed of. Neyaz/ ( R. M. Doshit,CJ.) ( Jyoti Saran, J.)