IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11348 of 1998 1. Ramadhar Prasad, Son of Ram Swarun Prasad, permanent resident of Village – Nehusa, Police Station – Harnaut, District – Nalanda, at present Posted as A.S.I. Technical, H.F. Workshop, Tx. Building, Bihar Police Radio, Baily Road, Patna. 2. Devnandan Singh, Son of Late Hakim Singh, permanent resident of Village - Sherpur, Police Station – Maner, District – Patna, at present posted as A.S.I. Technical, T x. Building, V.H.F. Workshop, Baily Road, Bihar Police Radio, Patna. ….. Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through its Secretary –cum- Commissioner, Department of Home (Police, Old Secretariat), Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director General of Police, Department of Home (Police), Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Inspector General of Police (Wireless), Department of Home (Police), Tx. Building, Baily Road, Patna. 4. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Wireless), Department of Home (Police), Tx. Building, Baily Road, Patna. 5. The Assistant Inspector General of Police (Wireless), Department of Home (Police), Tx. Building, Baily Road, Patna. …. Respondents. ----------- 06/ 30.06.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Bipin Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner would submit that since very basis of the impugned order dated 14.12.1996 namely Order No. 105/96, Memo No. 446 dated 13.10.1996 stands superceded and cancelled by a subsequent office order No. 298/2005 dated 18th April, 2005, he does not intend to press this writ application and the same be disposed of with a direction to the Respondents to maintain status quo ante as with regard to the petitioners. In the opinion of this Court, once the impugned order has been superceded, the writ application itself has - 2 - been rendered infructuous. That being so, the writ application is dismissed as not pressed. DKS/ (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)