IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10082 of 2003 DINESHWAR SINGH, Son of Late Ramanand Singh, resident of Village Bawank, P.O.Basuhar, P.S. Punpun, District Patna. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.The Director General & Inspector General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 4.The Inspector General of Police (Wireless), Bihar, Patna. 5.The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Wireless), Bihar, Patna. 6.The Addl. I.G. Wireless/ Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. ----------- 4 8/1/2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “That by this writ petition, the petitioner prays for issuance of appropriate writ(s)/order(s)/direction(s) commanding the respondents to put the petitioner at the legitimate place in the office order no.938/1975 prepared by Assistant Inspector General of Police (Communication), Bihar, Patna and thereby restore the petitioner’s position in the gradation list of Sub. Inspectors of Police (Wireless). The petitioner further prays for commanding the respondents to grant him other consequential benefits for which he is found entitled to under the law and in the facts and circumstances of this case.” Counsel for the petitioner, on being asked as to 2 how the petitioner could raise the dispute with regard to seniority settled in the gradation list issued in the year 1975, would submit that his representation was pending for 27 years and that the same got disposed of by order of the Inspector General of Police (Wireless) on 30th December, 2008. In the opinion of this Court, issue of seniority in a gradation list of the year 1975 could have any relevancy had the petitioner continued in service. When the petitioner could have waited for 28 years only for disposal of his representation and has now no longer remained in service, no useful purpose will be served in deciding his seniority referable and relevant only till the period in service. That being so, this writ application due to efflux of time and subsequent event has become infructuous and is, accordingly, dismissed. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)