IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15438 of 2006 BAIJ NATH SINGH, son of Late Raj Balam Singh, resident of Village & P.O. Dharupur, PS Bikramganj, District Rohtas ...... Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. Secretary-cum- Commissioner, Jal Sansadhan and Irrigitation Department, Govt. of Bihar, Sinchai Bhawan, Patna 3. Chief Engineer, Jal Sansadhan and Irrigation Department, Dehri-on-Sone, Rohtas 4. Executive Engineer, Jal Sansadhan and Irrigation Department, Sone Pramandal, Arrah, Bhojpur 5. Revenue Officer, Sone Canal, Revenue Circle, Karakat, Rohtas ....Respondents ----------- 02- 17/5/2011 None appears on behalf of the petitioner. Heard Mr. Kamlendra Prasad Singh, learned Assistant Counsel to Govt. Advocate no.VI. This writ petition has been preferred for a direction to the respondent authorities to make payment of house rent for the house owned by the petitioner in Bikramganj, situate in Askamini Nagar in Khata no.551, Khesra no.2807, and occupied by the respondents, as per the order of the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate-cum-Rent Controller, Bikramganj. Learned Government Counsel submits on written instruction that the entire arrears of rent for the period 29.4.98 to 31.3.07, amounting to Rs.69,379/-, has been paid to the petitioner in the beginning of 2007. It is further stated therein that the respondent authorities have vacated the house with effect from 1.4.97, and the office in 2 question has shifted to government accommodation. Photocopy of the written instruction of the learned Government Counsel has been placed on record supplied by him. It thus appears to us that the grievances of the petitioner have been redressed during the pendency of the present proceeding, and nothing survives for consideration. 2. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of as having become infructuous. ( S K Katriar ) mrl