IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12564 of 2007 Umesh Chandra Das, Son of Late Ganga Narain Das, Resident of Village & P.O. Simra, P.S. – Jhanjharpur, District – Madhubani, at present Meena Bazar, Saurath Road, Madhubani. ----------- Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna through its Chairman. 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 3. The Financial Controller-I, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 4. The Deputy Director (Accounts), Secretariat, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. ----------- Respondents ----------- 4 15.07.2011 Heard Sri Sitesh Chandra Mitra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vijay Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. The present writ petition was filed on 21.09.2007 with a limited prayer to direct the respondents to make payment of sanctioned amount of gratuity. In this case no counter affidavit has been filed till date. However, on instruction learned counsel for the respondents/Board submits that payment of sanctioned amount of gratuity was made to the petitioner vide cheque dated 27.09.2007. Learned counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to dispute the statement made by learned counsel for the Board. In view of statement made by Sri Verma, learned 2 counsel for the respondents/Board it is evident that the relief sought for by the petitioner has already been redressed long back. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. Praful (Rakesh Kumar, J.)