IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9399 of 2003 SURAJ PAT RAM, son of late Manbodh Mahto, resident of village Bhadara (Shekhpura), P.S. Nauhatta, District Rohtas … Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through its Secretary, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. The District Superintendent of Education, Rohtas (Sasaram) 3. The Area Officer of Education, Dehari, District Rohtas, Sasaram 4. The Headmaster, Middle School, Dhelabad, P.S. Rohtas, District Rohtas 5. The Headmaster, Middle School, Dara Nagar, P.S. Nauhatta, District Rohtas … Respondents ----------- 3. 13.9.2010 Having heard counsel for the State as with regard to the following prayer of the petitioner: “This application is being filed for issuance of an appropriate writ/writs, order/orders and direction/directions in the nature of writ of mandamus for calling upon respondent no.3 as to why the arrear of salary of the petitioner has not been paid for the work, he discharge in his service circustances it is being with held from October, 1998 to February, 2000 and also the period September to October, 2000.” and the following stand of the official respondent in paragraph 7 of the counter affidavit: “That in the aforesaid context, an uptodate report has been received 2 from the incharge Headmastress of the petitioner’s school and the Headmistress vide her letter dated 22.7.2006 has reported that the arrears of salary of the petitioner as claimed in this writ petition has already been paid.” it must be held that the writ application for the solitary relief of payment of salary has become infructuous and is, accordingly, dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/