IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1208 of 2003 VIJAY YADAV, son of Late Ram Charitra Yadav, resident of village- Ajarakbe Hasauli, P.S. & District Aurangabad. . . . . . Petitioner / Appellant. Versus 1. DEALER SELECTION BOARD, Patna III, through its Chairman, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Bhawan, 6th Floor, Dak Bunglow Chouraha, Patna, Bihar. 2. The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., through its Chief Divisional Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Marketing Division, Maurya Lok Complex, Dak Bunglow Road, Patna-1. 3. The Deputy General Manager, Indian Oil Corporation, Lok Nayak Building, 5th Floor, Dak Bunglow Road, Patna. 4. Sri Ajay Kumar, son of Sri Parmanand Prasad, resident of Mohalla Opposite Karma Road, Old G.T. Road, Aurangabad, Bihar. 5. Jayant Kumar Thakur, son of Late Ram Bhadra Thakur, resident of village Daudnagar, P.S. Daudnagar, District Aurangabad. 6. Laxmi Prasad son of Late Gupteshwar Ram, resident of Nawadih, P.S. Aurangabad Town, District- Aurangabad. 7. The Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. . . Respondents-Respondents. With L.P.A. No. 1 of 2004 Sri Laxmi Prasad, son of Late Gupteshwar Ram, resident of Nawadih Road, Ward No.11, Near Kali Club Aurangabad, P.S. and District- Aurangabad. . . . . . . Petitioner-Appellant. Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA through Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. 2. The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Marketing Division, Eastern Region through its Chief Divisional Manager, Patna Division, Maurya Lok Complex, Dak Bunglow Road, Patna-1. 3. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Bhawan, 6th Floor, Dak Bunglow Road, Chouraha, Patna-1, through its non Member Secretary. 4. The Dealer Selection Board, Patna-III, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Bhawan, 6th Floor, Patna through its non Member Secretary. 5. Sri Ajay Kumar, son of Sri Parmanand Prasad, resident of in front of Karma Road, Aurangabad. 6. Jayant Kumar Thakur, son of Late Ram Bhadra Thakur, resident of village Bhakharawa More, P.O. and P.S. Daudnagar, District Aurangabad. . . . Respondents-Respondents. ----------- 2 20/ 04.05.2011 Learned counsel for the parties are present. They submit in one voice that the advertisement for the dealership in question was issued way back on 01.09.2000. It has lost its importance with passage of time, and they are not interested in pursuing these matters any further. As jointly prayed, these appeals are dismissed. Uday/ (S. K. Katriar, J.) (S. P. Singh, J.)