IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1342 of 1993 1. Rajendra Choudhary, S/O Sri Wazir Choudhary of Village-Gondapur, L. No.1/91. 2. Md. Tanvir Shahanshah, S/O Md. Azimuddin of village- Ansharnagar, L. No. 4/91. 3. Akhilesh Prasad Yadav, s/o Sri Karu Prasad Yadav of Village- Panthar Narhat, L.No. 5/91. 4. Ajit Prasad, son of Sri Moti Lal of Mohalla-Purani Bazar. 5. Gita Prasad Singh, son of Sri Mathura Prasad Singh of Village-Mafi, P.S. Warsliganj, L.No. 8/91. 6.Bhai Hitaishi, son of Sri Kishun Sao, of Par Nawada, P.S. Nawadah, License No.7/91. 7. Ajoy Kumar, son of Sri Nunu Singh of Main Road, Warsaliganj, License No.3/91 8. Smt. Sushila Devi, W/O Sri Tara Prasad of Mohalla Station Road, Nawadah, License No.6/91, all within the District of Nawadah ------ Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Food, Supply and Commerce, Office situated in Old Secretariat Building, P.S. Sachivalaya, Patna. 3. Smt. Anchala Sinha, Director of Transport, Food, Supply and Commerce Dept. Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 4. Managing Director, Bihar State Food and Civil Supply Corporation, Patna, Office situated at Sone Bhavan, Bir Chand, Patel Marg, Patna. 5. Central Coal Field Limited, Darbhanga House, Ranchi. 6. District Magistrate, Nawadah -------- Respondents. with CWJC No.2889 of 1993 1. Raj Kumar Prasad, son of late Kishun Sao, resident of Village Kadirganj, P.S. Kadirganj, Dist. Nawadah. 2. Munna Kumar, son of Laxmi Narain, resident of Rajauli, P.S. Rajauli, Dist. Nawadah. 3. Parmanand Singh, son of late Amar Singh, resident of Par, Budelkhand, P.S. Town in the Dist. of Nawadah. 4. Pran Singh, son of late Hari Singh, resident of Post Road, P.S. Town, Dist. Nawadah. 2 5. Srawan Kumar, son of Sri Devi Lal, resident of Rajauli, P.S. Rajauli, Dist. Nawadah. 6. Moain Khan, son of late Ajju Khan, resident of Par, P.S. Town, Dist. Nawadah 7. Mahadeo Prasad Yadav, son of Vijay Prasad, resident of Par, P.S. Town, Dist. Nawadah. 8. Pramod Kumar @ Pramod Singh, son of Shiv Nandan Singh, resident of Nawadah, P.S. Town and Dist. Nawadah. ------------- Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Department of Food, Supply and Commerce, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Transport Director, Department of Food, Supply and Commerce, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Managing Director, Bihar State Food & Civil Supplies Corpn., Patna. 5. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Nawadah. 6. The Sub Divisional Officer, Nawadah. 7. The Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Central Coal Fields Limited, Darbhanga House, Ranchi 8. TPhe Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Coal India Limited, Netaji Subhash Road, Calcutta. 9. The Chairman-cum-Managing Director, B.C.C.L. Coila Bhawan, Coila Nagar, Dhanbad ---- Respondents. ------------ 12. 10.8.2010 Mr. W.K. Agrawal for the petitioners, Mr. Amaresh Kumar Sinha, learned Assistant Counsel to Government Pleader No.15, and Mr. V.M.K. Sinha for the Coal Company, are present and submit in one voice that these two writ petitions were based on the previous policy of licensee which has been changed during pendency of the writ proceedings. Consequently, both the writ petitions have become infructuous. It is, therefore, prayed that the same 3 may accordingly be disposed of. In that view of the matter, as jointly prayed for by learned counsel for the parties, the writ petitions are disposed of as having become infructuous. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar,J. ) (J. N. Singh, J.)