IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.3538 OF 2009 AAJARA KHATOON, W/O MD. ANWAR HUSSAIN, PRESENTLY PRAMUKH OF POTHIA BLOCK PANCHAYAT SAMITI, P.O. & P.S POTHIA, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. …………………PETITIONER. VERSUS 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2.THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYATI RAJ, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3.THE DIRECTOR, PANCHAYATI RAJ, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4.THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KISHANGANJ, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. 5.THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KISHANGANJ, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. 6.THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, POTHIA CUM EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BLOCK PANCHAYAT SAMITI, POTHIA, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. 7.SOHRAT JABIN, W/O SRI SHAKIL AKHTAR, PRESENTLY UP PRAMUKH OF POTHIA BLOCK PANCHAYAT SAMITI, P.O. AND P.S POTHIA, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. 8. MAJIBUR RAHMAN, S/O LATE ABDUL QUADIR. 9.MD. SHARIF, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 10.MD. HUSSAIN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 11.KHATAB ANSARI, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 12.NAWAB ALI, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 13.AKHTAR HUSSAIN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 14.AZIZUR RAHMAN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 15.CHURKA TUDDU, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 16.LATIFUR RAHMAN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 17.SAHIL AKHTAR, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 18.ZAHIRUDDIN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 19.NASIMA KHATOON, WIFE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 20.RAJANI TUDDU, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 21.RAMINA KHATOON,WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 2 22.SADIQUE ALAM, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 23.MANSOOR ALAM, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 24.REKHA DAS, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 25.DULAL JIT SINGH, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 26.ANSIRA BEGUM, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 27.MALTI KISKU, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 28.SALEHA KHATOON, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 29.MAHBOOBA, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 30.KASMIRA BEGUM, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 31.ISRAT JAHAN, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 32.MURAT LAL HARIJAN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 33.PRABHA DEVI, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 34.SALEHAJ, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 35.TAIRUN NISHA, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT NOS. 9 TO 35 ARE THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE POTHIA BLOCK PANCHAYAT SAMITI, THROUGH THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, POTHIA, CUM EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BLOCK PANCHAYAT SAMITI, POTHIA, P.O. AND P.S POTHIA DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. ………………………RESPONDENTS. WITH CWJC NO.4089 OF 2009 AAJARA KHATOON, W/O MD. ANWAR HUSSAIN, PRESENTLY PRAMUKH OF POTHIA BLOCK PANCHAYAT SAMITI, P.O. & P.S POTHIA, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. …………………PETITIONER. VERSUS 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2.THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYATI RAJ, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3.THE DIRECTOR, PANCHAYATI RAJ, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4.THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KISHANGANJ, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. 3 5.THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KISHANGANJ, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. 6.THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, POTHIA CUM EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BLOCK PANCHAYAT SAMITI, POTHIA, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. 7.THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, KISHANGANJ, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. 8.SOHRAT JABIN, W/O SRI SHAKIL AKHTAR, PRESENTLY UP PRAMUKH OF POTHIA BLOCK PANCHAYAT SAMITI, P.O. AND P.S POTHIA, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. 9. MAJIBUR RAHMAN, S/O LATE ABDUL QUADIR. 10.MD. SHARIF, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 11.MD. HUSSAIN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 12.KHATAB ANSARI, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 13.NAWAB ALI, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 14.AKHTAR HUSSAIN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 15.AZIZUR RAHMAN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 16.CHURKA TUDDU, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 17.LATIFUR RAHMAN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 18.SAHIL AKHTAR, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 19.ZAHIRUDDIN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 20.NASIMA KHATOON, WIFE NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 21.RAJANI TUDDU, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 22.RAMINA KHATOON,WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 23.SADIQUE ALAM, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 24.MANSOOR ALAM, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 25.REKHA DAS, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 26.DULAL JIT SINGH, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 27.ANSIRA BEGUM, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 28.MALTI KISKU, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 29.SALEHA KHATOON, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 4 30.MAHBOOBA, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 31.KASMIRA BEGUM, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 32.ISRAT JAHAN, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 33.MURAT LAL HARIJAN, SON OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 34.PRABHA DEVI, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 35.SALEHAJ, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. 36.TAIRUN NISHA, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT NOS. 9 TO 35 ARE THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE POTHIA BLOCK PANCHAYAT SAMITI, THROUGH THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, POTHIA, CUM EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BLOCK PANCHAYAT SAMITI, POTHIA, P.O. AND P.S POTHIA DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. ………………………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 09/ 09.11.2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner in both these writ applications has submitted that due to efflux of time and subsequent events they have become infructuous, inasmuch as, the elections of Gram Panchayat has already been held and the issue of no confidence motion relating to earlier tenure of the petitioners has become academic. That being so, these two writ applications are disposed of as having become infructuous. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)