IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9678 of 2009 RAM PUKAR SINGH, S/O LATE RAJ NARAYAN SINGH, 87 YEARS OLD MAN, VILLAGE AND P.O KUTUBPUR, SAIDPUR, P.S. BIDUPUR, DISTRICT-VAISHALI. - PETITIONER Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE SECRETARY, ART & CULTURE DEPARTMENT, NEW DELHI. 2. STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH THE SECRETARY, ART & CULTURE DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, TIRHUT DIVISION MUZAFFARPUR. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, VAISHALI. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF INDIA, PATNA BRANCH, ASHOK RAJ PATH, PATNA. -RESPONDENTS 4 05.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Union of India. The petitioner has filed this writ petition purportedly in Public Interest because he wants to apprise the court on certain facts so that the Court may treat the Chechar village, to which the petitioner belongs, as part of original land of ancient Mithila. From the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the State, it appears that earlier petitioner had preferred a Public Interest litigation vide CWJC no. 2099 of 1992 which was dismissed with cost of rupees five thousand by order dated 2 13th January, 1994. At that time the petitioner had prayed for taking over a private Museum of certain antiquities preserved by the petitioner which are supposed to be proof of petitioner’s contention that the village in question is part of ancient Mithila. Considering the facts and circumstances, we find no good reason to continue with this writ petition in Public Interest. It is, accordingly, dismissed. (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.) AAhmad