IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8293 of 2004 BAL RAM SINGH Son of Late Phulena Singh, resident of Village Sapahi Dih, PS Turkaulia, District East Champaran ......Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Secretary –cum-Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry, State of Bihar, Patna 3. Director, Animal Husbandry Department, State of Bihar, Patna 4. Regional Director, Animal Husbandry Department, North Bihar Range, Muzaffarpur, District Muzaffarpur 5. District Animal Husbandry Officer, East Champaran, Motihari 6. Animal Husbandry Officer, Veterinary Hospital,Sapahi Dih, PS Turkaulia, District East Champaran 7. Finance Commissioner –cum-Secretary, Bihar, Patna ...Respondents ----------- 04- 16.5.2011 Heard Mr. Mrityunjay Prasad Singh no.II for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Counsel to AAG III. This writ petition has been preferred for a direction to the respondent authorities, particularly respondent nos. 3 and 5, to make payment of the entire amount of house rent due to the petitioner for occupying his premises to accommodate First Class Veterinary Hospital, Sapahi Dih. The respondents have placed on record their counter affidavit. On a perusal of paragraph-3 of the counter affidavit, it appears that the amount of entire arrears of house rent for the period August 1990 to February 2010 have already been paid to him in the following manner:- Bill No. Period Total Amount 130/2007-08 Aug.80 to March 2004 Rs. 2,78,000/ 126/2009-10 April 2004 to Feb.2009 Rs. 59,000/- 2008/2009-10 March 2009 to Feb.2010 Rs. 12,000/- 2 2. It is further stated in paragraph-4 of the counter affidavit that the bill for payment of rent from March 2010 to February 2011 has already been passed and payment shall be made soon. Indeed the learned Government Counsel submits on instruction that this amount has already been paid to the petitioner. In that view of the matter, learned counsel for the petitioner does not wish to pursue this matter any further. 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. mrl ( S K Katriar )