IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2618 of 2006 NARENDRA KISHORE CHATURVEDI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4 29.04.2010 The original petitioner has expired during the pendency of the proceedings. A prayer was made for adjournment of the case for filing of a substitution petition on 22.3.2010 and the matter was adjourned for three weeks. Thereafter it was taken on 13.4.2010 when a further prayer was made by Mr. Umesh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner for adjournment to enable him to file an interlocutory application for substitution of the original petitioner. The matter has thereafter being taken up today but neither learned counsel for the petitioner is present nor there is any interlocutory application substituting the original petitioner who according to learned counsel for the petitioner, has expired during the pendency of the proceedings. Learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Accountant General are present. - 2 - In that view of the matter, in absence of the substitution this writ petition cannot proceed. The matter is closed and the records are consigned. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J.)