IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4618 of 2005 SANJAY KUMAR THAKUR SON OF SRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RATANPUR, P.S. KAMTAUL, DISTRICT DARBHANGA…..PETITIONER. Versus 1. BIHAR STATE AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKETING BOARD, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, BIHAR, PATNA. 2. DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKETING BOARD, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. REGIONAL DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKETING BOARD, MUZAFFARPUR. 4. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKETING BOARD, DARBHANGA. 5. BIHAR STATE AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, DARBHANGA THROUGH ITS MARKET SECRETARY, DARBHANGA…….RESPONDENTS 1ST SET. 6. AWADHESH KUMAR SAH, SON OF SRI SANT KR. SAH, VILL. BHARWARA, P.S. SINGHWARA, DISTT. DARBHANGA. 7. SANJAY GUPTA SON OF NOT KNOWN, VILLAGE JALLEY, P.S. JALLEY, DISTT. DARBHANGA. ……..RESPONDENTS 2ND SET. ----------- 06/ 07.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for setting aside the settlement made in favour of respondent nos.6 and 7 by the Agriculture Produce Market Committee, Darbhanga for realizing the ground rent for the year 2005-06 for Bharwara Hat, Brahmpur Hat, Doghara Hat and Jaley Hat. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently challenges the said settlement on the ground that it was made without allowing the petitioner to participate in the bid in question and also on the ground of various illegalities alleged to have been committed by the authority concerned. 4. From the facts and circumstances of the case as - 2 - well as from the materials on record, it is quite apparent that the settlement under challenge is for the year 2005-06 which ended in the year 2006 and hence now after five years of 2006 neither the said settlement exists nor any order can be validly passed with respect to the said settlement and this writ petition has practically become infructuous. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)