IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4913 of 1997 Dr. Madhuri Agrawal, W/o Shri Nerottam Narayan Agrawal, resident of C-310 Officers Hostel, Baileay Road, Patna-800001. ------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Art, Culture and Youth, Govt. of Bihar, Vikash Bhawan, Patna-800015. 2. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Art, Culture and Youth, Govt. of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Patna-800015. 3. The Director of Archeology, Department of Art, Culture and Youth, Govt. of Bihar, Vikash Bhawan, Patna-800015. 4. Ajay Kumar Sinha, S/o Late Kishore Prasad, resident of Mohalla Dujra, P.O. G.P.O., P.S. Budha Colony in the Town and District Patna. ------- Respondents ----------- 7 13.5.2011 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. From perusal of the writ application and the following prayer made therein; “1. That this writ petition is for the issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dt. 19.4.96 of Art, Culture and Youth Affairs Department by which the name of the petitioner placed at Sl. No.2 which ought to be at serial no.1 as contained in annexure-6 and for issuance of writ in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to place the name of the petitioner at sl. No.1 above the respondent no.4 2 in the seniority list of Bihar Education Service Class II and to promote him on the post of Director Archeology or on the post for which the petitioner is entitled as the petitioner is senior in age to the respondent no.4 and also in qualification.” it would be clear that the petitioner had moved this Court assailing the seniority of the respondent no.4. However, from the seniority list, it is clear that during pendency of this writ application, both the petitioner and the respondent no.4 have retired from service, their date of birth being 20.10.1945 and 11.6.1949 respectively. In that view of the matter, when none of them have remained in service, no useful purpose would be served now in deciding their seniority, which now has only academic and ornamental value. This application is wholly misconceived and is dismissed accordingly. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)