IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.586 of 2004 1. Ram Nath Singh, son of Late Sunder Singh, resident of village Pokharpur, PO + PS Parsa, District Chhapra (Saran) 2. Parmanand Rai, son of Late Bachahi Rai, resident of Village Sarnarain PO Saraiya, P.S. Dariyapur, District-Chapra (Saran) 3. Dharmanath Singh, son of Late Raghunath Singh, resident of village Pokharpur, PO + PS Parsa District Chapra (Saran) 4. Awadh Kishor Singh, son of Late Babulal Singh, resident of village Dhaugha, PO Bajahia, P.S. Dariyapur, District Chapra (Saran) 5. Mahesh Prasad Singh, son of Sri Mahavir Singh, resident of village Rashen chak, PO Dumri Bujurg, P.S. Nayagaon, District Chapra (Saran) Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Sri U.N.Panjiyar, The Finance Commissioner, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. Mr. Rajesh Gupta, the Secretary, Science and Technology Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4. Mr. Yogendra Rai, the Deputy Secretary, Science and Technology Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 5. Mr. Chitranjan Prasad, the director, Science and Technology Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna ----------- 11. 23.12.2009 It is pointed out by learned counsel for the State that the order dated 27.3.2003 under contempt has been set aside in LPA No. 253/2007 by order dated 25.7.2008. In the above circumstances, the contempt proceedings themselves cannot be proceeded with any further. The contempt proceedings are accordingly dropped and the application is dismissed. S. Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)